November 2026 Patch Tuesday lists dozens of Microsoft flaws
The excerpt lists 57 CVEs, including CVSS 9.8 remote code execution bugs rated exploitation less likely.
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CVE-2026-113819
Use-after-free local privilege escalation in Desktop Window Manager
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 high
- EPSS
- —
- Published
- ·
- Modified
AI analysisSummaries by Vani AI
A use-after-free flaw in Desktop Window Manager lets an already authorized attacker elevate privileges. It is triggered locally, needs low privileges, has high attack complexity, and does not require user interaction. Successful exploitation can give high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has not listed affected builds.
What to do: Apply Microsoft's update for CVE-2026-113819. No workaround is named.
| Product | Affected |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Desktop Window Manager | — |
Estimated exposure
No basis for an estimate.
Order-of-magnitude estimate by the model from install counts, market share and public scan data it knows; verify before quoting.
Description · NVD
Use after free in Desktop Window Manager allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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