FKIE_CVE-2026-26166

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-04-14 18:16 - Updated: 2026-04-24 17:38
Severity ?
7.0 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
Double free in Windows Shell allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
References
secure@microsoft.comhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-26166Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
microsoft windows_11_23h2 *
microsoft windows_11_23h2 *
microsoft windows_11_24h2 *
microsoft windows_11_24h2 *
microsoft windows_11_25h2 *
microsoft windows_11_25h2 *
microsoft windows_11_26h1 *
microsoft windows_11_26h1 *
microsoft windows_server_2022 *
microsoft windows_server_2022_23h2 *
microsoft windows_server_2025 *
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