Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain low-privilege local session
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DeliveryCraft malicious font API calls
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ExploitTrigger use-after-free in Graphic Fonts
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ExecutionReclaim freed memory with controlled data
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PersistRedirect kernel execution
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ImpactElevate to SYSTEM privileges
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CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Memory lifecycle management
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Execution, Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires an authenticated local session with at minimum a standard (low-privileged) user account on the target Windows system - this maps to CVSS PR:L. No special configuration, non-default features, or specific roles are required; the Graphic Fonts component is present and active in default Windows installations. Remote exploitation is not possible without a prior foothold (e.g., via RDP or a web shell), as AV:L constrains the attack to local execution context. No user interaction from a privileged user is needed. The limiting factor is that the attacker must already have authenticated local access to the system - unauthenticated remote exploitation of this specific flaw is not possible based on the provided CVSS vector. |
| Impact | The CVSS 3.1 score of 7.8 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) accurately reflects a low-complexity local privilege escalation requiring only a standard user session - no administrative rights, no user interaction, and no special configuration. The AC:L rating means no race conditions or environmental dependencies need to be satisfied, which lowers the attacker's effort considerably once local access exists. The S:U (unchanged scope) means the exploit stays within the compromised host boundary, limiting lateral spread to post-exploitation techniques. No EPSS score is available in the provided data, and this CVE has not been listed in the CISA KEV catalog, indicating no confirmed active exploitation at time of analysis. However, even a mid-sized municipal IT team in leszno should treat this as urgent given the ubiquity of Windows deployments and the trivial exploitation conditions - any compromised low-privilege account or insider threat can leverage this to achieve full SYSTEM control. The breadth of affected versions (Server 2012 through Server 2025, Windows 10 through 11) means very few Windows environments are unaffected. The 'Denial Of Service' tag in the input is misleading and likely auto-generated from the A:H CVSS metric; the primary and intended impact is privilege escalation, not DoS. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A low-privileged attacker with a standard domain user account on a target Windows workstation or server crafts a sequence of font-related API calls designed to trigger the use-after-free condition in the Graphic Fonts component. By manipulating heap layout to reclaim the freed memory with attacker-controlled data before it is re-accessed, the attacker redirects kernel execution flow and achieves SYSTEM-level code execution. No public exploit code is identified at time of analysis, but the AC:L rating indicates the technique does not require precise timing or environmental luck once the trigger is understood. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Sep 09, 2026
Local privilege escalation in the Windows Graphic Fonts subsystem allows any low-privileged, authenticated local user to gain SYSTEM-level access via a use-after-free memory corruption flaw (CWE-416). The vulnerability spans the full breadth of supported and legacy Windows releases - from Windows Server 2012 through Windows 11 26H1 and Windows Server 2025 - making it an enterprise-wide concern. No public exploit code or CISA KEV listing is identified at time of analysis, though the broad attack surface across all modern Windows versions elevates its remediation priority significantly.
RemediationAI
Apply the Microsoft security update bringing each Windows installation to the fixed build as specified in the affected versions data: Windows 11 24H2/25H2 to build 10.0.26100.9445 or later, Windows 11 23H2 to 10.0.22631.7582, Windows 10 21H2/22H2 to 10.0.19044/19045.7725, Windows Server 2025 to 10.0.26100.33438, Windows Server 2022 to 10.0.20348.5622, Windows Server 2019 to 10.0.17763.9245, Windows Server 2016 to 10.0.14393.9512, Windows Server 2012 R2 to 6.3.9600.23397, and Windows Server 2012 to 6.2.9200.26349. These updates are delivered via Windows Update or WSUS; reference the MSRC advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69576 for KB article numbers per OS version. As a compensating control where immediate patching is not feasible, restrict local interactive and Remote Desktop access to only explicitly trusted user accounts, and audit any service accounts with local logon rights - this raises the bar for exploitation by limiting who can reach the vulnerable code path, though it does not eliminate the vulnerability.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The flaw resides in the Graphic Fonts component of the Windows kernel or associated user-mode font-rendering subsystem, which handles processing and rendering of font data. A use-after-free (CWE-416) occurs when a memory object associated with a font resource is freed but a dangling reference is retained; subsequent access to that freed memory region via a crafted operation allows an attacker to control execution flow. Given the CVSS vector AV:L/PR:L, exploitation requires a local authenticated session rather than a remote attack path. Affected CPE ranges span Windows 10 (versions 1607, 1809, 21H2, 22H2), Windows 11 (23H2, 24H2, 25H2, 26H1), Windows Server 2012/2012 R2, 2016, 2019, 2022, and 2025 in both full and Server Core installation modes. The reporter secure@microsoft.com confirms this is a Microsoft-originating disclosure.
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AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Local-only attack requiring low-privilege authenticated session; AC:L because no special heap-spray conditions are described; full C/I/A impact consistent with achieving SYSTEM privileges.
Primary rating from Vendor (microsoft).
CVSS VectorVendor: microsoft
Lifecycle Timeline
2DescriptionCVE.org
Use after free in Graphic Fonts allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Executive ViewAI
A privilege escalation vulnerability in Windows Graphic Fonts affects all supported Windows deployments from Server 2012 through Windows 11 and Server 2025, allowing any authenticated local user to escalate to system-level administrator access. Enterprise-wide patching is required to prevent compromised accounts or insider threats from achieving full system compromise across your Windows infrastructure.
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Attack Technique
Use-after-free vulnerabilities occur when a program continues to access memory through a pointer after that memory has been deallocated.
Memory corruption occurs when a program writes data beyond the boundaries of allocated memory regions or accesses memory in unintended ways, violating the integrity of the process's address space.
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