CVE-2026-21235: Windows Graphics Component Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 7.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-02-10 · updated 2026-08-19
Weakness: CWE-416

Description

Use after free in Microsoft Graphics Component allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 10 1607: before 10.0.14393.8868 — fixed in 10.0.14393.8868
Microsoft Windows 10: before 10.0.17763.8389 — fixed in 10.0.17763.8389
Microsoft Windows 10: before 10.0.19044.6937 — fixed in 10.0.19044.6937
Microsoft Windows 10: before 10.0.19045.6937 — fixed in 10.0.19045.6937
Microsoft Windows 11: before 10.0.22631.6649 — fixed in 10.0.22631.6649
Microsoft Windows Server 2012: r2
Microsoft Windows Server 2016: before 10.0.14393.8868 — fixed in 10.0.14393.8868
Microsoft Windows Server 2019: before 10.0.17763.8389 — fixed in 10.0.17763.8389
Microsoft Windows Server 2022: before 10.0.20348.4711 — fixed in 10.0.20348.4711
Microsoft Windows 10 1607: from 10.0.14393.0 before 10.0.14393.8868 — fixed in 10.0.14393.8868
Microsoft Windows 10: from 10.0.17763.0 before 10.0.17763.8389 — fixed in 10.0.17763.8389
Microsoft Windows 10: from 10.0.19044.0 before 10.0.19044.6937 — fixed in 10.0.19044.6937
Microsoft Windows 10: from 10.0.19045.0 before 10.0.19045.6937 — fixed in 10.0.19045.6937
Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H3: from 10.0.22631.0 before 10.0.22631.6649 — fixed in 10.0.22631.6649
Microsoft Windows 11: from 10.0.22631.0 before 10.0.22631.6649 — fixed in 10.0.22631.6649
Microsoft Windows 11 version 26H1: from 10.0.28000.0 before 10.0.28000.1575 — fixed in 10.0.28000.1575
Microsoft Windows Server 2012: from 6.2.9200.0 before 6.2.9200.25923 — fixed in 6.2.9200.25923
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2: from 6.3.9600.0 before 6.3.9600.23022 — fixed in 6.3.9600.23022
Microsoft Windows Server 2016: from 10.0.14393.0 before 10.0.14393.8868 — fixed in 10.0.14393.8868
Microsoft Windows Server 2019: from 10.0.17763.0 before 10.0.17763.8389 — fixed in 10.0.17763.8389
Microsoft Windows Server 2022: from 10.0.20348.0 before 10.0.20348.4773 — fixed in 10.0.20348.4773

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Windows 10 1607 10.0.14393.8868; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.17763.8389; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.19044.6937; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.19045.6937; Microsoft Windows 11 10.0.22631.6649; Microsoft Windows Server 2016 10.0.14393.8868; Microsoft Windows Server 2019 10.0.17763.8389; Microsoft Windows Server 2022 10.0.20348.4711; Microsoft Windows 10 1607 10.0.14393.8868; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.17763.8389; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.19044.6937; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.19045.6937. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-21235

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