Desktop Window Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Listed in CISA KEV
- Fix
- Fixed in 10.0.14393.8868, 10.0.17763.8389, 10.0.19044.6937, 10.0.19045.6937, 10.0.22631.6649, and 6 more
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
Summary
The Desktop Window Manager component in Microsoft Windows is affected by this flaw. A local user with low-level access could exploit it to gain higher, system-level privileges on the device.
Summarized by anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5. Verify details against the original sources.
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Access of resource using incompatible type ('type confusion') in Desktop Window Manager allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Timeline
- Added to CISA KEV
CISA has evidence of exploitation in the wild
- CVE published
- CISA remediation deadline
Due date for US federal agencies to patch
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607
From 10.0.14393.0 · fixed in 10.0.14393.8868
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809
From 10.0.17763.0 · fixed in 10.0.17763.8389
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2
From 10.0.19044.0 · fixed in 10.0.19044.6937
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2
From 10.0.19045.0 · fixed in 10.0.19045.6937
- Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H3
From 10.0.22631.0 · fixed in 10.0.22631.6649
- Microsoft Windows 11 Version 23H2
From 10.0.22631.0 · fixed in 10.0.22631.6649
- Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2
From 10.0.26100.0 · fixed in 10.0.26100.7840
- Microsoft Windows 11 Version 25H2
From 10.0.26200.0 · fixed in 10.0.26200.7840
- Microsoft Windows 11 version 26H1
From 10.0.28000.0 · fixed in 10.0.28000.1575
- Microsoft Windows 11 Version 26H1
From 10.0.28000.0 · fixed in 10.0.28000.1575
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016
From 10.0.14393.0 · fixed in 10.0.14393.8868
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
From 10.0.14393.0 · fixed in 10.0.14393.8868
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019
From 10.0.17763.0 · fixed in 10.0.17763.8389
- Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
From 10.0.17763.0 · fixed in 10.0.17763.8389
- Microsoft Windows Server 2022
From 10.0.20348.0 · fixed in 10.0.20348.4773
- Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)
From 10.0.25398.0 · fixed in 10.0.25398.2149
- Microsoft Windows Server 2025
From 10.0.26100.0 · fixed in 10.0.26100.32370
- Microsoft Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)
From 10.0.26100.0 · fixed in 10.0.26100.32370