Microsoft security update for CVE-2026-20870 — Windows
🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)
📋 Microsoft's advisory
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🎯 Affected products6
- Windows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems
- Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems
- Windows 11 Version 25H2 for ARM64-based Systems
- Windows 11 Version 25H2 for x64-based Systems
- Windows Server 2025
- Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)
✅ Updates Microsoft lists: 2 KB articles
3 rows: one per KB article or update, update type and fixed build. Their details are on Microsoft's advisory.
🧭 EchelonGraph on CVE-2026-20870
- EchelonGraph score
- 7.8 HIGH
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Fix status
- A fix is available — apply it.
Description from the CVE record (CVE.org), as published by its numbering authority
Use after free in Windows Win32K - ICOMP allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Published by Microsoft Corporation, the CVE Numbering Authority that assigned CVE-2026-20870, in its CVE record at CVE.org; reused under the CVE Program's Terms of Use (its licence and MITRE's copyright notice are in our Terms of Service).
🔗 References (6)
- advisoryhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-20870
- patchhttps://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB5073379
- referencehttps://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/a6021fd2-b3b7-45a7-b68e-35c28a2a77da
- referencehttps://support.microsoft.com/help/5073379
- patchhttps://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB5074109
- referencehttps://support.microsoft.com/help/5074109