CVE-2026-35421General(microsoft / windows_10_1607)

LOWCVSS 7.8 · HIGH

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Patch microsoft windows_10_1607 systems immediately

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows GDI allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.

1.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-122

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

AVAILABLE

Momentum

STABLE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • windows_10_1607
  • windows_10_1809
  • windows_10_21h2
  • windows_10_22h2

Threat summary

  • Patch or workaround signal is available
  • 4 mentions across 3 observed days
  • Momentum state: stable

What's happening

  • Patch or workaround mentioned in 2 signals
  • Technical details provided in 3 signals
  • General: 2 classified signals
  • Disclosure: 1 classified signal
  • Peaked 1d ago at 2 mentions (2026-05-13); latest day: 1
  • 4 total mentions across 3 days

Affected systems

Vendors
Products
windows_10_1607windows_10_1809windows_10_21h2windows_10_22h2windows_11_23h2windows_11_24h2windows_11_25h2windows_11_26h1windows_server_2012windows_server_2016

2 versions affected across 14 products

Deep dive

Activity timeline4 mentions / 3d
01122Mentions · 2026-05-12: 1Mentions · 2026-05-13: 2Mentions · 2026-06-24: 1Patch / Workaround · 2026-05-12: 1Patch / Workaround · 2026-05-13: 1Technical Details · 2026-05-12: 1Technical Details · 2026-05-13: 1Technical Details · 2026-06-24: 105-1205-1306-24
Signal classification3 categories
General
250.0%
Patch
125.0%
Disclosure
125.0%
Referenced assets2 URLs
Classification over time
DateTotalLabels
2026-05-121
Patch1
2026-05-132
General2
2026-06-241
Disclosure1
Full discourse4 posts
  • Anis Haboubi |₿|@HaboubiAnis
    General

    On sait enfin pourquoi Ordinals est mort : la CVE-2026-35421 dans Windows est particulièrement préoccupante. Une attaque peut être menée en ouvrant simplement un fichier dans Microsoft Paint.. Sorry il fallait pas utiliser micro$oft pour vos jpeg Bitcoin

    Post summary

    The post highlights CVE‑2026‑35421 as a concern but offers no technical details, PoC, patch info, or evidence of active exploitation.

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    5.0K followersView on X
  • Machina Record@MachinaRecord
    General

    🚨Fortinet、FortiSandboxとFortiAuthenticatorの重大なRCE脆弱性について警告(CVE-2026-44277、CVE-2026-26083) 🩹マイクロソフト、5月の月例パッチで脆弱性120件を修正 ゼロデイは含まれず(CVE-2026-35421、CVE-2026-40365他) 〜サイバーアラート5月13日〜 https://codebook.machinarecord.com/threatreport/silobreaker-cyber-alert/45561/

    Post summary

    An alert highlights major Fortinet RCE vulnerabilities and notes Microsoft’s patch release, but lacks exploit or active exploitation details.

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    1.3K followersView on X
  • Lyrie.ai@lyrie_ai
    Disclosure

    Windows and Infrastructure Windows Client and Server also receive notable fixes: CVE-2026-35421 (GDI RCE, Critical) — Microsoft Paint can be weaponized to trigger RCE when users open malicious Enhanced Metafile (.emf) files CVE-2026-41096 (DNS Client RCE, Important) — An…

    Post summary

    This notice announces CVE‑2026‑35421, a critical GDI‑based remote code execution flaw in Microsoft Paint triggered by malicious .emf files, but it does not provide PoC, exploit, or patch details.

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    295 followersView on X
  • WindowsForum@windowsforum
    Patch

    🚨 CVE-2026-35421 is “GDI RCE” — the graphics subsystem edition of Windows panic. Patch first, ask questions later: attackers love easy remote reach, defenders love signal. #Windows #Security https://windowsforum.com/threads/cve-2026-35421-windows-gdi-rce-patch-fast-triage-calm-no-exploit-guesswork.417798/?utm_source=x&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=news_node84 #RemoteCodeExecution #PatchManagement #WindowsGdi #Cve202635421 https://t.co/fnOinAP57w

    Post summary

    The tweet announces CVE-2026-35421, identifies it as a GDI remote code execution flaw, and urges users to apply the patch immediately, with no exploit or active exploitation evidence provided.

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    1.1K followersView on X
CPE platform detail25 entries

25 of 25 entries

PartVendorProductVersionTarget SWTarget HW
OSmicrosoftwindows_10_1607--x64
OSmicrosoftwindows_10_1607--x86
OSmicrosoftwindows_10_1809--x64
OSmicrosoftwindows_10_1809--x86
OSmicrosoftwindows_10_21h2--arm64
OSmicrosoftwindows_10_21h2--x64
OSmicrosoftwindows_10_21h2--x86
OSmicrosoftwindows_10_22h2--arm64
OSmicrosoftwindows_10_22h2--x64
OSmicrosoftwindows_10_22h2--x86
OSmicrosoftwindows_11_23h2--arm64
OSmicrosoftwindows_11_23h2--x64
OSmicrosoftwindows_11_24h2--arm64
OSmicrosoftwindows_11_24h2--x64
OSmicrosoftwindows_11_25h2--arm64
OSmicrosoftwindows_11_25h2--x64
OSmicrosoftwindows_11_26h1--arm64
OSmicrosoftwindows_11_26h1--x64
OSmicrosoftwindows_server_2012---
OSmicrosoftwindows_server_2012r2--
OSmicrosoftwindows_server_2016---
OSmicrosoftwindows_server_2019---
OSmicrosoftwindows_server_2022---
OSmicrosoftwindows_server_2022_23h2---
OSmicrosoftwindows_server_2025---

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