CVE-2026-88188(microsoft / windows_10_1607)

LOWCVSS 7.8 · HIGH

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

Out-of-bounds read in Windows DWM Core Library allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

0.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-125

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

AVAILABLE

Momentum

NONE

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

Affected systems

Vendors
Products
windows_10_1607windows_10_1809windows_10_21h2windows_10_22h2windows_11_23h2windows_11_24h2windows_11_25h2windows_11_26h2windows_server_2016windows_server_2019

Deep dive

Full discourse1 post
  • VulniPulse@vulnipulse

    CVE advisory: CVE-2026-88188 - microsoft: Windows DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability. https://vulnipulse.com/advisories/microsoft-cve-2026-88188 #CVE #CyberSecurity #Microsoft #WindowsServer

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CPE platform detail22 entries

22 of 22 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_26h2--arm64
OSmicrosoftwindows_11_26h2--x64
OSmicrosoftwindows_server_2016---
OSmicrosoftwindows_server_2019---
OSmicrosoftwindows_server_2022---
OSmicrosoftwindows_server_2025--x64

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