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CVE-2026-88073 Windows Graphics Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Type: advisorySources: Microsoft security updates

An authorized attacker could exploit a use-after-free in Windows Graphics Kernel to elevate privileges locally.

Products
Windows Graphics Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-88073
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
4 Nov 2026, 19:20 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2026-88073 Windows Graphics Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

official-microsoft-security-updates · Original source

Published 13 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC

An authorized attacker could exploit a use-after-free in Windows Graphics Kernel to elevate privileges locally.

Use after free in Windows Graphics Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Windows Graphics Kernel

Fixed versions: Not specified

Prerequisites: an authorized attacker

Complete source record
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