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High 7.8Published Jan 13, 2026
CVE-2026-20871Use after free in Desktop Windows Manager allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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Use after free in Desktop Windows Manager allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- CVSS
- 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-416
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Jul 30, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
microsoft windows_10_21h2 microsoft:windows_10_21h2 | before 10.0.19044.6809 | NVD |
microsoft windows_10_22h2 microsoft:windows_10_22h2 | before 10.0.19045.6809 | NVD |
microsoft windows_11_23h2 microsoft:windows_11_23h2 | before 10.0.22631.6491 | NVD |
microsoft windows_11_24h2 microsoft:windows_11_24h2 | before 10.0.26100.7623 | NVD |
microsoft windows_11_25h2 microsoft:windows_11_25h2 | before 10.0.26200.7623 | NVD |
microsoft windows_server_2022 microsoft:windows_server_2022 | before 10.0.20348.4648 | NVD |
microsoft windows_server_2022_23h2 microsoft:windows_server_2022_23h2 | before 10.0.25398.2092 | NVD |
microsoft windows_server_2025 microsoft:windows_server_2025 | before 10.0.26100.32230 | NVD |
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-20871vendor-advisory
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