CVE-2026-27924: Desktop Window Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-04-14 · updated 2026-10-26
Weakness: CWE-416

Description

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

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 10: before 10.0.19044.7184 — fixed in 10.0.19044.7184
Microsoft Windows 10: before 10.0.19045.7184 — fixed in 10.0.19045.7184
Microsoft Windows 11: before 10.0.22631.6936 — fixed in 10.0.22631.6936
Microsoft Windows Server 2022: before 10.0.20348.5020 — fixed in 10.0.20348.5020
Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation): before 10.0.25398.2274 — fixed in 10.0.25398.2274
Microsoft Windows 10: from 10.0.19044.0 before 10.0.19044.7184 — fixed in 10.0.19044.7184
Microsoft Windows 10: from 10.0.19045.0 before 10.0.19045.7184 — fixed in 10.0.19045.7184
Microsoft Windows 11: from 10.0.22631.0 before 10.0.22631.6936 — fixed in 10.0.22631.6936
Microsoft Windows Server 2022: from 10.0.20348.0 before 10.0.20348.5020 — fixed in 10.0.20348.5020
Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation): from 10.0.25398.0 before 10.0.25398.2274 — fixed in 10.0.25398.2274

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.19044.7184; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.19045.7184; Microsoft Windows 11 10.0.22631.6936; Microsoft Windows Server 2022 10.0.20348.5020; Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation) 10.0.25398.2274; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.19044.7184; Microsoft Windows 10 10.0.19045.7184; Microsoft Windows 11 10.0.22631.6936; Microsoft Windows Server 2022 10.0.20348.5020; Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation) 10.0.25398.2274. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-27924

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