CVE-2026-34342

HIGHPre-NVD 7.07.0—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.0 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-05-12. the CNA's CVSS baseline 7.0; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:microsoft, epss, ghsa
7.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.0Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Print Spooler Components allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

CVSS v3
7.0
EG Score
7.0(medium)
EG Risk
32(Track)
EG Risk 32/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity70% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
21%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 12, 2026

Last Modified

August 10, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jun 11, 2026
Patch available. Sources: microsoft.
microsoft Patch Available

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center. Patch available via Microsoft Security Update

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-34342

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-34342(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 6× in last 7d / 69× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 264 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-04 05:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-09-02 14:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-09-01 13:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-01 04:39 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-08-30 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
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  7. 2026-08-28 21:41 UTCEPSS rescore
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  9. 2026-08-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-08-23 18:19 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-23 18:19 UTCVendor advisory
  12. 2026-08-23 18:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-23 00:19 UTCEPSS rescore
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  20. 2026-08-17 10:52 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-08-17 10:52 UTCVendor advisory
  22. 2026-08-17 10:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-08-16 04:14 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-08-16 04:14 UTCVendor advisory
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  1. 2026-08-16 04:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-15 00:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-14 13:46 UTCVendor advisory
  6. 2026-08-14 13:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-14 02:45 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-08-14 02:45 UTCVendor advisory
  9. 2026-08-14 02:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-08-13 03:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-12 16:14 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-08-12 16:14 UTCVendor advisory
  14. 2026-08-12 16:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-12 13:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-08-11 15:42 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-08-11 15:42 UTCVendor advisory
  18. 2026-08-11 15:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-11 02:31 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-08-11 02:31 UTCVendor advisory
  21. 2026-08-11 02:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-11 00:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-08-10 15:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-10 11:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-10 00:09 UTCEG score recompute
  26. 2026-08-10 00:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-08-09 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  28. 2026-08-09 13:09 UTCVendor advisory
  29. 2026-08-09 13:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-08-09 02:05 UTCEG score recompute
  31. 2026-08-09 02:05 UTCVendor advisory
  32. 2026-08-09 02:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-08-08 16:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  34. 2026-08-08 05:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-08-07 18:23 UTCEG score recompute
  36. 2026-08-07 18:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-08-07 07:22 UTCVendor advisory
  38. 2026-08-07 07:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-08-06 19:51 UTCEG score recompute
  40. 2026-08-06 19:51 UTCVendor advisory
  41. 2026-08-06 19:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-08-06 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  43. 2026-08-06 08:50 UTCVendor advisory
  44. 2026-08-06 08:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-08-05 21:49 UTCEG score recompute
  46. 2026-08-05 21:49 UTCVendor advisory
  47. 2026-08-05 21:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-08-05 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  49. 2026-08-04 15:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  50. 2026-08-04 10:38 UTCEPSS rescore
  51. 2026-08-03 19:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-08-02 21:20 UTCVendor advisory
  53. 2026-08-02 21:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  54. 2026-08-02 10:19 UTCVendor advisory
  55. 2026-08-02 10:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-08-01 23:17 UTCEG score recompute
  57. 2026-08-01 23:17 UTCVendor advisory
  58. 2026-08-01 23:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-08-01 04:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  60. 2026-07-30 16:28 UTCEPSS rescore
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  71. 2026-07-23 03:09 UTCEG score recompute
  72. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
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  74. 2026-07-20 17:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  75. 2026-07-19 14:31 UTCEPSS rescore

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-34342?
CVE-2026-34342 is a high vulnerability published on May 12, 2026. Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Print Spooler Components allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
When was CVE-2026-34342 disclosed?
CVE-2026-34342 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 12, 2026, with the most recent update on August 10, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-34342 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-34342 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 78.9% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-34342?
CVE-2026-34342 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 7.0 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-34342?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-34342, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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