CVE-2026-27921 is a local elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in the Windows TDI Translation Driver. The issue is described as concurrent execution using a shared resource with improper synchronization, resulting in a race condition. Additional reporting associates this vulnerability with a use-after-free condition in tdx.sys. A local authorized attacker can exploit the flaw to elevate privileges to SYSTEM on a vulnerable Windows system.
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An elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in the Windows TDI Translation Driver (tdx.sys) caused by a use-after-free flaw.
A Windows TDI Translation Driver (tdx.sys) elevation of privilege vulnerability.
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