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Windows DWM CVE-2026-61933

| EUVDEUVD-2026-56338 MEDIUM
Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)
2026-08-11 secure@microsoft.com GHSA-94mx-chqc-vfg5
5.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: microsoft
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Vendor (microsoft) PRIMARY
5.5 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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5.5 MEDIUM

Local low-privilege access required per description; OOB read causes confidentiality disclosure only, with no integrity or availability consequence.

3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (microsoft).

CVSS VectorVendor: microsoft

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Analysis Generated
Aug 11, 2026 - 23:08 vuln.today
Patch available
Aug 11, 2026 - 18:19 EUVD
CVE Published
Aug 11, 2026 - 17:18 cve.org
MEDIUM 5.5

DescriptionCVE.org

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

AnalysisAI

Out-of-bounds read in Windows DWM Core Library (Desktop Window Manager) exposes potentially sensitive memory contents to locally authenticated attackers on Windows 11 and Windows Server 2025. The flaw is exploitable by any standard user account without elevated privileges or user interaction, making it a realistic post-access information disclosure primitive for lateral movement or privilege escalation chains. …

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Exploitation Exploitation requires an existing local session with at least low-privilege (standard user) access to the target system - remote unauthenticated exploitation is not possible per AV:L/PR:L in the CVSS vector. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 3.1 score of 5.5 with vector AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N reflects a locally exploitable flaw requiring only low privileges and no user interaction, with high confidentiality impact but no integrity or availability consequences. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in.
Remediation Apply the Microsoft-released security update addressing CVE-2026-61933, which brings affected builds to 10.0.26100.33296 (Windows Server 2025 and Windows 11 24H2), 10.0.26200.9168 (Windows 11 25H2), or 10.0.28000.2704 (Windows 11 26H1) or later. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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