CVE-2026-112986
Windows DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2026-112986 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.0) in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809, published November 10, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.24%, the 14th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 7.0 HighCVSS 3.1, CVE List
- Exploit chance
- 0.24%EPSS, 14th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
No cwe for this issue in Windows DWM Core Library allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
- microsoft windows 10 version 1809
- microsoft windows 10 version 21h2
- microsoft windows 10 version 22h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 23h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 24h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 25h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 26h2
- microsoft windows server 2019
- microsoft windows server 2019 (server core installation)
- microsoft windows server 2022
- microsoft windows server 2025
- microsoft windows server 2025 (server core installation)
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Windows DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
No cwe for this issue in Windows DWM Core Library allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-112986- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-10
EUVDEUVD-2026-121909
No cwe for this issue in Windows DWM Core Library allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
EUVD-2026-121909- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-10
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5p67-3p38-fjhj
No cwe for this issue in Windows DWM Core Library allows an authorized attacker to elevate...
No cwe for this issue in Windows DWM Core Library allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
GHSA-5p67-3p38-fjhj- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-10
NVD
No cwe for this issue in Windows DWM Core Library allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-112986- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-11
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| published | EUVD | |
| published | EUVD, NVD | |
| aliases, references | GitHub Advisories | |
| cwes, references, severity, title | CVE List | |
| first indexed | EUVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.