Microsoft security update for CVE-2026-48566 — Windows
🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)
📋 Microsoft's advisory
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🎯 Affected products8
- 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 11 Version 26H1 for ARM64-based Systems
- Windows 11 version 26H1 for x64-based Systems
- Windows Server 2025
- Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)
✅ Updates Microsoft lists: 5 KB articles
7 rows: one per KB article or update, update type and fixed build. Their details are on Microsoft's advisory.
| KB article | Update | Fixed build |
|---|---|---|
| KB5087539 | Security Update | 10.0.26100.32860 |
| KB5087423 | Security Hotpatch Update | 10.0.26100.32772 |
| KB5089549 | Security Update | 10.0.26200.8457 |
| KB5089466 | Security Hotpatch Update | 10.0.26200.8390 |
| KB5089549 | Security Update | 10.0.26100.8457 |
| KB5089466 | Security Hotpatch Update | 10.0.26100.8390 |
| KB5089548 | Security Update | 10.0.28000.2113 |
🧭 EchelonGraph on CVE-2026-48566
- EchelonGraph score
- 5.5 MEDIUM
- 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
Out-of-bounds read in Windows DWM Core Library allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Published by Microsoft Corporation, the CVE Numbering Authority that assigned CVE-2026-48566, 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 (11)
- advisoryhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-48566
- patchhttps://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB5087539
- referencehttps://support.microsoft.com/help/5087539
- patchhttps://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB5087423
- referencehttps://support.microsoft.com/help/5087423
- patchhttps://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB5089549
- referencehttps://support.microsoft.com/help/5089549
- patchhttps://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB5089466
- referencehttps://support.microsoft.com/help/5089466
- patchhttps://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB5089548
- referencehttps://support.microsoft.com/help/5089548