CVE-2026-42896HighCVSS 7.8
Windows DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)
📋 Description
Integer overflow or wraparound in Windows DWM Core Library allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
🎯 Affected products8
- Windows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems
- Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems
- Windows 11 Version 25H2 for ARM64-based Systems
- Windows 11 Version 25H2 for x64-based Systems
- Windows 11 Version 26H1 for ARM64-based Systems
- Windows 11 version 26H1 for x64-based Systems
- Windows Server 2025
- Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)
✅ Remediation
KB5087539 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.26100.32860 KB5087423 (Security Hotpatch Update) — fixed build 10.0.26100.32772 KB5089549 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.26200.8457 KB5089466 (Security Hotpatch Update) — fixed build 10.0.26200.8390 KB5089549 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.26100.8457 KB5089466 (Security Hotpatch Update) — fixed build 10.0.26100.8390 KB5089548 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.28000.2113
🔗 References (11)
- advisoryhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-42896
- patchhttps://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB5087539
- referencehttps://support.microsoft.com/help/5087539
- patchhttps://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB5087423
- referencehttps://support.microsoft.com/help/5087423
- patchhttps://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB5089549
- referencehttps://support.microsoft.com/help/5089549
- patchhttps://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB5089466
- referencehttps://support.microsoft.com/help/5089466
- patchhttps://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB5089548
- referencehttps://support.microsoft.com/help/5089548