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CVE-2026-23668 — Microsoft Windows 10 1607

CVSS v3.1 7 (HIGH) · EPSS 0.0% (higher than 14.3% of all scored CVEs) · Priority 4.1/10 · Published 2026-03-10

As of 2026-03-12, CVE-2026-23668 is a HIGH-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 1607, CVSS v3.1 7, EPSS 0.0% (14.3th percentile). Threadlinqs Intelligence links 1 tracked threat campaign to CVE-2026-23668, most recently “Microsoft Office RCE via Preview Pane (CVE-2026-26110, CVE-2026-26113) — March 2026 Patch Tuesday”.

Last updated: 2026-03-12

What is CVE-2026-23668?

Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Microsoft Graphics Component allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

The record classifies CVE-2026-23668 under weakness class CWE-362. Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw requires local access to the host, needs low-privilege credentials, needs no user interaction, and has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability. 18 affected-product entries are recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 187 days ago.

Severity and exploitation probability

CVSS v3.1 base score
7 — HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS (FIRST)
0.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 14.3% of all scored CVEs
CISA KEV
Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
Threadlinqs priority
4.1/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
Published
2026-03-10, last modified 2026-03-12

Is CVE-2026-23668 being exploited?

It currently carries a trending score of 9 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.

Affected products and versions

Showing 11 of 18 recorded product entries.

How to fix CVE-2026-23668

The record marks a vendor fix as available for CVE-2026-23668. Patch reference: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-23668. Vendor advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-23668. Apply the vendor fix referenced above to every affected product listed in this record, then confirm the running version against the vendor advisory.

Threat activity tracking CVE-2026-23668

1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2026-23668, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.

Sources

Seeded from research and not yet processed by the Threadlinqs enrichment pipeline, so blank CVSS, EPSS or KEV fields above mean NOT MEASURED rather than measured-absent.

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