CVE-2026-24297 — Windows Kerberos Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Executive Summary

Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Kerberos allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.

Overview

4.8

CVSS MEDIUM

Important

MS Severity

Not Exploited

MS Exploit Status

Less Likely

MS Exploit Likelihood

Category Security Feature Bypass

Released Mar 10 2026

Last Updated Mar 10 2026

Publicly Disclosed No

CISA KEV Not Listed

Known Exploits None Known

EPSS Score 0.00347 — 0.26346 percentile

NVD CVSS 4.8 MEDIUM — differs from MSRC

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

ATTACK VECTOR

Network

ATTACK COMPLEXITY

High

PRIVILEGES REQUIRED

None

USER INTERACTION

None

SCOPE

Unchanged

CONFIDENTIALITY

Low

INTEGRITY

Low

AVAILABILITY

None

EXPLOIT CODE MATURITY

Unproven

REMEDIATION LEVEL

Official Fix

REPORT CONFIDENCE

Confirmed

Temporal Score: 5.7

EPSS Score

0.00347

probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

0.26346 percentile - updated 2026-06-21

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Affected Products

18 affected products

Product	KB Article	Severity	Impact	Restart Required
Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems	`5078938 (Security Update)`	Important	Security Feature Bypass	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems	`5078938 (Security Update)`	Important	Security Feature Bypass	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems	`5078752 (Security Update)`	Important	Security Feature Bypass	Yes
Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems	`5078752 (Security Update)`	Important	Security Feature Bypass	Yes
Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems	`5078885 (Security Update)`	Important	Security Feature Bypass	Yes
Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems	`5078885 (Security Update)`	Important	Security Feature Bypass	Yes
Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems	`5078885 (Security Update)`	Important	Security Feature Bypass	Yes
Windows 10 Version 22H2 for 32-bit Systems	`5078885 (Security Update)`	Important	Security Feature Bypass	Yes
Windows 10 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems	`5078885 (Security Update)`	Important	Security Feature Bypass	Yes
Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems	`5078885 (Security Update)`	Important	Security Feature Bypass	Yes
Windows Server 2012	`5078775 (Monthly Rollup)`	Important	Security Feature Bypass	Yes
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)	`5078775 (Monthly Rollup)`	Important	Security Feature Bypass	Yes
Windows Server 2012 R2	`5078774 (Monthly Rollup)`	Important	Security Feature Bypass	Yes
Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)	`5078774 (Monthly Rollup)`	Important	Security Feature Bypass	Yes
Windows Server 2016	`5078938 (Security Update)`	Important	Security Feature Bypass	Yes
Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)	`5078938 (Security Update)`	Important	Security Feature Bypass	Yes
Windows Server 2019	`5078752 (Security Update)`	Important	Security Feature Bypass	Yes
Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)	`5078752 (Security Update)`	Important	Security Feature Bypass	Yes

Patches

5 patches

Article	Type	Restart
`5078938`	Security Update	Yes
`5078752`	Security Update	Yes
`5078885`	Security Update	Yes
`5078775`	Monthly Rollup	Yes
`5078774`	Monthly Rollup	Yes

Known Exploits

No known exploits have been linked for this CVE yet. When available, exploit references will be sourced from public repositories and may be unverified, incomplete, or non-functional. Always review code carefully before use in any environment.

Acknowledgments

Doug Rasler, Mac Sample and Ancel Johnson with Microsoft

References

MSRC Advisory MITRE NVD