What is CVE-2026-20842?

CVE-2026-20842 is a security advisory published by Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) with High severity. Microsoft DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Which CVE IDs does CVE-2026-20842 cover?

CVE-2026-20842 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-20842. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of CVE-2026-20842?

CVE-2026-20842 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.0, published by Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC).

CVE-2026-20842HighCVSS 7.0

Microsoft DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Vendor

Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC)

Published

June 2, 2026

Last Modified

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