{"id":"CVE-2026-50486","title":"Windows Runtime Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability","summary":"Use after free in Windows Runtime allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.","severity":"high","cvss":7.8,"cvssVector":"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","cvssSource":"cna","cwe":["CWE-416"],"vendor":"Microsoft","product":"Windows 10 Version 21H2","affected":["windows_10_version_21h2 >= 10.0.19044.0 < 10.0.19044.7548","windows_10_version_22h2 >= 10.0.19045.0 < 10.0.19045.7548","windows_11_version_24h2 >= 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.8875","windows_11_version_25h2 >= 10.0.26200.0 < 10.0.26200.8875","windows_11_version_26h1 >= 10.0.28000.0 < 10.0.28000.2525","windows_server_2025 >= 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.33158","windows_server_2025_server_core_installation >= 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.33158"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-07-13T00:00:00+00:00"},"published":"2026-07-14","updated":"2026-09-17","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-17T22:31:48.683Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-50486","references":[{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50486","label":"Windows Runtime Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.00333,"epssPercentile":0.26685,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-08T17:06:31.915Z","slug":"CVE-2026-50486","body":"## Overview\n\nUse after free in Windows Runtime allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `windows_10_version_21h2 >= 10.0.19044.0 < 10.0.19044.7548`\n- `windows_10_version_22h2 >= 10.0.19045.0 < 10.0.19045.7548`\n- `windows_11_version_24h2 >= 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.8875`\n- `windows_11_version_25h2 >= 10.0.26200.0 < 10.0.26200.8875`\n- `windows_11_version_26h1 >= 10.0.28000.0 < 10.0.28000.2525`\n- `windows_server_2025 >= 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.33158`\n- `windows_server_2025_server_core_installation >= 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.33158`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":43,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.9,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}