cve 2026 44800

The cve 2026 44800 tag covers reporting on a high-severity elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in Windows Push Notifications. Microsoft fixed the issue on July 14, 2026, with security updates for Windows 11 and Windows Server 2025. Exploitation requires an attacker to already have local access, but a successful attack could increase privileges and provide broad control of a compromised system. Microsoft rates the vulnerability Important, while its CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 places it in the high-severity range. The underlying defect is described as a race condition involving improperly synchronized access to a shared resource, making patching and security update coverage central to this tag.