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CVE-2026-20822

29
FAUCET Score

CVE-2026-20822 is a high-severity use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Graphics Component that allows a low-privileged attacker to locally elevate privileges. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH) and a FAUCET Risk Score of 95/100, this flaw has a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, though it requires high attack complexity. While there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or KEV listing, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating notable interest.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 10.0.14393.8783CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
< 10.0.14393.8783CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
< 10.0.17763.8276CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
< 10.0.17763.8276CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
< 10.0.19044.6809CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.1
Impact Score
6.0
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.39%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
31.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0039 is in the 71st percentile among its peer group of 1,525 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.4 InfoSec Media, 0.1 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (26)

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 10.0.14393.8783
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit SystemsFixed in: 10.0.17763.8276
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.17763.8276
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2019Fixed in: 10.0.17763.8276
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 10.0.17763.8276
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2022Fixed in: 10.0.20348.4648
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 10.0.20348.4648
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit SystemsFixed in: 10.0.19044.6809
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.19044.6809
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.19044.6809
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.19045.6809
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.19045.6809
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 22H2 for 32-bit SystemsFixed in: 10.0.19045.6809
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 10.0.26100.32230
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2025Fixed in: 10.0.26100.32230
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 11 Version 25H2 for ARM64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.26200.7623
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 11 Version 25H2 for x64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.26200.7623
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 11 Version 23H2 for ARM64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.22631.6491
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.22631.6491
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 10.0.25398.2092
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.26100.7623
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.26100.7623
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit SystemsFixed in: 10.0.14393.8783
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.14393.8783
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2016Fixed in: 10.0.14393.8783
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microsoftvendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
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Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2026-Jan/CVE-2026-20822Critical

Windows Graphics Component Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Jan 13, 2026

References

msrc.microsoft.com / update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-20822
Vendor Advisory