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CVE record · CVE-2026-62888

Windows DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVSS 7.8 HighEPSS 0.0033 · 26th percentile

Published by the CVE Program (CNA: microsoft) at 11 Aug 2026, 17:06 UTC. agentprime has not analysed this yet, so whether it affects any app is not known. This CVE names a vendor and product rather than a package, so the lockfile check doesn’t match it.

Affected products, as the CNA wrote them
VendorProductVersions
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2
  • affected 10.0.19044.0 to before 10.0.19044.7663 custom
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2
  • affected 10.0.19045.0 to before 10.0.19045.7663 custom
Microsoft Windows 11 version 23H2
  • affected 10.0.22631.0 to before 10.0.22631.7517 custom
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 23H2
  • affected 10.0.22631.0 to before 10.0.22631.7517 custom
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2
  • affected 10.0.26100.0 to before 10.0.26100.9168 custom
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 25H2
  • affected 10.0.26200.0 to before 10.0.26200.9168 custom
Microsoft Windows 11 version 26H1
  • affected 10.0.28000.0 to before 10.0.28000.2704 custom
Microsoft Windows Server 2022
  • affected 10.0.20348.0 to before 10.0.20348.5499 custom
Microsoft Windows Server 2025
  • affected 10.0.26100.0 to before 10.0.26100.33296 custom
Microsoft Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)
  • affected 10.0.26100.0 to before 10.0.26100.33296 custom
Identifiers
CVE-2026-62888
CNA
microsoft
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-416
Tags
Published
11 Aug 2026
Updated
10 Nov 2026

Machine-written summary

Summary written by Claude Haiku from the source advisory. Not reviewed by a person.

Windows DWM Core Library on Windows 10 21H2 and 22H2, Windows 11 23H2, 24H2, 25H2 and 26H1, and Windows Server 2022 and 2025 is affected by a use-after-free flaw that allows privilege elevation. An authorized local attacker can exploit it to gain higher privileges. Upgrade to the fixed builds listed for your version: 10.0.19044.7663, 10.0.19045.7663, 10.0.22631.7517, 10.0.26100.9168, 10.0.26200.9168, 10.0.28000.2704, 10.0.20348.5499 or 10.0.26100.33296 for Server 2025.

Written 12 Nov 2026.

Not analysed yet

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Severity and exploitation

ScoreRatingCVSSVectorSource
7.8 High 3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C CNA (microsoft)
  • CISA KEV Not listed.
  • EPSS 0.0033, the 26th percentile, on 12 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Timeline

  1. 11 Aug 2026, 17:06 UTC Confirmed by the CVE List

Sources

References from the CNA

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