CVE-2026-27924

high Microsoft
CVSS v3 Base Score
7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
EPSS Score
0.0%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 85% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Published: April 14, 2026 (29 days ago)
Last Modified: April 24, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: MITRE

Description

Use after free in Desktop Window Manager allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

CWE

CWE-416

Affected Products

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H3Microsoft Windows 11 Version 23H2Microsoft Windows Server 2022Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)

References

🔗 msrc.microsoft.com