{"id":"CVE-2026-21510","aliases":["EUVD-2026-7337","GHSA-q6v4-4w5r-j7hr"],"status":"published","title":"Windows Shell Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability","description":"Protection mechanism failure in Windows Shell allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-12","score":0.61238,"percentile":0.99174,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":true,"known_exploited":true,"public_exploit":true,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-693"],"published":"2026-02-10T17:51:32Z","modified":"2026-08-19T16:26:02Z","kev":{"date_added":"2026-02-10","due_date":"2026-03-03","required_action":"Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.","known_ransomware_use":"Unknown"},"exploitation":[{"source":"euvd","since":"2026-02-10"},{"source":"kev","since":"2026-02-10"}],"exploits":[{"source":"pocgithub","id":"andreassudo/CVE-2026-21510-CVSS-8.8-Important-Windows-Shell-security-feature-bypass","title":"andreassudo/CVE-2026-21510-CVSS-8.8-Important-Windows-Shell-security-feature-bypass","date":"2026-02-11","url":"https://github.com/andreassudo/CVE-2026-21510-CVSS-8.8-Important-Windows-Shell-security-feature-bypass"},{"source":"pocgithub","id":"EpSiLoNPoInTOrI/EpSiLoNPoInTlnk","title":"EpSiLoNPoInTOrI/EpSiLoNPoInTlnk","date":"2026-05-09","url":"https://github.com/EpSiLoNPoInTOrI/EpSiLoNPoInTlnk"}],"products":[{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows"},{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows 10 version 1607"},{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows 10 version 1809"},{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows 10 version 21h2"},{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows 10 version 22h2"},{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows 11 version 22h3"},{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows 11 version 23h2"},{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows 11 version 24h2"},{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows 11 version 25h2"},{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows 11 version 26h1"},{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows server 2012"},{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows server 2012 (server core installation)"},{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows server 2012 r2"},{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows server 2012 r2 (server core installation)"},{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows server 2016"},{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows server 2016 (server core installation)"},{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows server 2019"},{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows server 2019 (server core installation)"},{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows server 2022"},{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows server 2022, 23h2 edition (server core installation)"},{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows server 2025"},{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows server 2025 (server core installation)"},{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows_10_1607"},{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows_10_1809"},{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows_10_21h2"},{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows_10_22h2"},{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows_11_23h2"},{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows_11_24h2"},{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows_11_25h2"},{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows_server_2012"},{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows_server_2016"},{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows_server_2019"},{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows_server_2022"},{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows_server_2022_23h2"},{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows_server_2025"}],"references":[{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-21510","tags":["vendor-advisory","patch","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-21510","tags":["government-resource","US Government Resource"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-21510"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q6v4-4w5r-j7hr"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-21510","title":"Windows Shell Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability","description":"Protection mechanism failure in Windows Shell allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.","status":"published","published":"2026-02-10T17:51:32.21Z","modified":"2026-08-19T16:26:02.555Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C","level":"high","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-693"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T13:41:42.05254Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2026-7337","description":"Protection mechanism failure in Windows Shell allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.","status":"published","published":"2026-02-10T17:51:32Z","modified":"2026-08-19T16:26:02Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C","level":"high"}],"exploited_since":"2026-02-10","updated_at":"2026-11-02T18:01:44.172516Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-q6v4-4w5r-j7hr","title":"Protection mechanism failure in Windows Shell allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a...","description":"Protection mechanism failure in Windows Shell allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.","status":"published","published":"2026-02-10T18:30:42Z","modified":"2026-02-10T21:31:29Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-693"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:06:08.47148Z"}],"kev":[{"id":"CVE-2026-21510","title":"Microsoft Windows Shell Protection Mechanism Failure Vulnerability","description":"Microsoft Windows Shell contains a protection mechanism failure vulnerability that could allow an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network. ","cwes":["CWE-693"],"kev":{"date_added":"2026-02-10","due_date":"2026-03-03","required_action":"Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.","known_ransomware_use":"Unknown"},"updated_at":"2026-11-02T17:00:15.999436Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2026-21510","description":"Protection mechanism failure in Windows Shell allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.","status":"published","published":"2026-02-10T18:16:33.17Z","modified":"2026-06-17T10:18:45.11Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"secondary"}],"cwes":["CWE-693"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:12:05.52517Z"}]}}
