CVE-2026-20871High· 7.8▾ TwilightUse after free in Desktop Windows Manager allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
▾ Twilight zone — High severity, or a signal on a lesser flaw
impact 42.9 · likelihood 0.8 · exploitation 0
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Exploit-prediction probability, daily snapshots since Jul 31.
Disclosure to exploitation, from the record and what we observed since indexing it.
Disclosed via NVD
Last analysed / modified upstream
4.0%
4.0% → 4.2%
Use after free in Desktop Windows Manager allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
windows_10_21h2 < 10.0.19044.6809windows_10_22h2 < 10.0.19045.6809windows_11_23h2 < 10.0.22631.6491windows_11_24h2 < 10.0.26100.7623windows_11_25h2 < 10.0.26200.7623windows_server_2022 < 10.0.20348.4648windows_server_2022_23h2 < 10.0.25398.2092windows_server_2025 < 10.0.26100.32230Upgrade past the affected range:
windows_10_21h2 10.0.19044.6809windows_10_22h2 10.0.19045.6809windows_11_23h2 10.0.22631.6491windows_11_24h2 10.0.26100.7623windows_11_25h2 10.0.26200.7623windows_server_2022 10.0.20348.4648windows_server_2022_23h2 10.0.25398.2092windows_server_2025 10.0.26100.32230Connected by shared product, vendor, weakness, or advisory.
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