CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

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The product contains a concurrent code sequence that requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence operating concurrently.

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vulnerabilities (4139)

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IDseverity exploitable
CVE-2025-62215US—OT criticalKEV
Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
CVE-2025-39964USmedium5.5OT criticalKEV
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: crypto: af_alg - Disallow concurrent writes in af_alg_sendmsg Issuing two writes to the same af_alg socket is…
CVE-2025-2783US—OT criticalKEV
Incorrect handle provided in unspecified circumstances in Mojo in Google Chrome on Windows prior to 134.0.6998.177 allowed a remote attacker to perform a sandbox escape via a malic…
CVE-2025-22224UShigh8.2OT criticalKEV
VMware ESXi, and Workstation contain a TOCTOU (Time-of-Check Time-of-Use) vulnerability that leads to an out-of-bounds write. A malicious actor with local administrative privileges…
CVE-2023-36884US—OT criticalKEV
Windows Search Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVE-2023-28229US—OT criticalKEV
Windows CNG Key Isolation Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2022-26904USmedium4.4OT criticalKEV
Windows User Profile Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2021-0920USmedium6.4OT criticalKEV
In unix_scm_to_skb of af_unix.c, there is a possible use after free bug due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges n…
CVE-2021-25395USmedium6.4OT criticalKEV
A race condition in MFC charger driver prior to SMR MAY-2021 Release 1 allows local attackers to bypass signature check given a radio privilege is compromised.
CVE-2021-25394USmedium6.4OT criticalKEV
A use after free vulnerability via race condition in MFC charger driver prior to SMR MAY-2021 Release 1 allows arbitrary write given a radio privilege is compromised.
CVE-2021-1782UShigh7.0OT criticalKEV
A race condition was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.2, Security Update 2021-001 Catalina, Security Update 2021-001 Mojave, watchOS 7.3, tv…
CVE-2021-21166UShigh8.8OT criticalKEV
Data race in audio in Google Chrome prior to 89.0.4389.72 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page.
CVE-2020-6820UShigh8.1OT criticalKEV
Under certain conditions, when handling a ReadableStream, a race condition can cause a use-after-free. We are aware of targeted attacks in the wild abusing this flaw. This vulnerab…
CVE-2020-6819UShigh8.1OT criticalKEV
Under certain conditions, when running the nsDocShell destructor, a race condition can cause a use-after-free. We are aware of targeted attacks in the wild abusing this flaw. This…
CVE-2016-5195UShigh7.0OT criticalKEV
Race condition in mm/gup.c in the Linux kernel 2.x through 4.x before 4.8.3 allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging incorrect handling of a copy-on-write (COW) feature…
CVE-2014-0196USmedium6.9OT criticalKEV
The n_tty_write function in drivers/tty/n_tty.c in the Linux kernel through 3.14.3 does not properly manage tty driver access in the "LECHO & !OPOST" case, which allows local users…
CVE-2024-6387UShigh8.1Exploit
A security regression (CVE-2006-5051) was discovered in OpenSSH's server (sshd). There is a race condition which can lead sshd to handle some signals in an unsafe manner. An unauth…
CVE-2022-23270UShigh9.3Exploit
Windows Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVE-2014-0226USmedium6.8Exploit
Race condition in the mod_status module in the Apache HTTP Server before 2.4.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow), or possibly obtai…
CVE-2018-15473USmedium5.3Exploit
OpenSSH through 7.7 is prone to a user enumeration vulnerability due to not delaying bailout for an invalid authenticating user until after the packet containing the request has be…
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