{"id":"CVE-2026-27924","title":"Use after free in Desktop Window Manager allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.","summary":"Use after free in Desktop Window Manager 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","cwe":["CWE-416"],"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows_10_21h2","affected":["windows_10_21h2 < 10.0.19044.7184","windows_10_22h2 < 10.0.19045.7184","windows_11_23h2 < 10.0.22631.6936","windows_server_2022 < 10.0.20348.5020","windows_server_2022_23h2 < 10.0.25398.2274"],"patched":["windows_10_21h2 10.0.19044.7184","windows_10_22h2 10.0.19045.7184","windows_11_23h2 10.0.22631.6936","windows_server_2022 10.0.20348.5020","windows_server_2022_23h2 10.0.25398.2274"],"published":"2026-04-14","updated":"2026-10-14","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-14T23:17:40.090","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-27924","references":[{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-27924","label":"secure@microsoft.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.00286,"epssPercentile":0.21053,"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-04-09T00:00:00+00:00"},"ingestedAt":"2026-09-25T18:14:20.453Z","slug":"CVE-2026-27924","body":"## Overview\n\nUse after free in Desktop Window Manager allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `windows_10_21h2 < 10.0.19044.7184`\n- `windows_10_22h2 < 10.0.19045.7184`\n- `windows_11_23h2 < 10.0.22631.6936`\n- `windows_server_2022 < 10.0.20348.5020`\n- `windows_server_2022_23h2 < 10.0.25398.2274`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `windows_10_21h2 10.0.19044.7184`\n- `windows_10_22h2 10.0.19045.7184`\n- `windows_11_23h2 10.0.22631.6936`\n- `windows_server_2022 10.0.20348.5020`\n- `windows_server_2022_23h2 10.0.25398.2274`","depth":"twilight","depthScore":43,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.9,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}