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CVE-2026-85854 Windows DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Type: advisorySources: Microsoft security updates

A use-after-free vulnerability in Windows DWM Core Library may allow an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Products
Windows DWM Core Library
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-85854
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
4 Nov 2026, 16:04 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2026-85854 Windows DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

official-microsoft-security-updates · Original source

Published 13 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC

A use-after-free vulnerability in Windows DWM Core Library may allow an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Use after free in Windows DWM Core Library allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Windows DWM Core Library

Fixed versions: Not specified

Prerequisites: an authorized attacker

Complete source record
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