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CVE-2026-42896

28
FAUCET Score

Integer overflow or wraparound in Windows DWM Core Library allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

First published: May 12, 2026Last modified: May 12, 2026

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 10.0.26100.8457CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_24h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
< 10.0.26100.8457CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_24h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
< 10.0.26200.8457CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_25h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
< 10.0.26200.8457CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_25h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
< 10.0.28000.2113CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_26h1:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.28%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
20.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0028 is in the 57th percentile among its peer group of 17,070 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (15)

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 11 Version 26H1 for ARM64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.28000.2113
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 10.0.26100.32860
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2025Fixed in: 10.0.26100.32860
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 10.0.26100.32772
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2025Fixed in: 10.0.26100.32772
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 11 Version 25H2 for ARM64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.26200.8457
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 11 Version 25H2 for x64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.26200.8457
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 11 Version 25H2 for ARM64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.26200.8390
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 11 Version 25H2 for x64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.26200.8390
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.26100.8457
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.26100.8457
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.26100.8390
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.26100.8390
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 11 version 26H1 for x64-based SystemsFixed in: 10.0.28000.2113
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microsoftvendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
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Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2026-May/CVE-2026-42896Important

Windows DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

May 12, 2026

References

msrc.microsoft.com / update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-42896
Vendor Advisory