CVE-2026-97812: high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2
Windows Update Orchestrator Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Published · Updated
21Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 7epss 0.3%
exploitation probability
0.3%top 83% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
Double free in Windows Update Orchestrator Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Affected products
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 21H2Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 22H2Microsoft · Windows 11 version 23H2Microsoft · Windows 11 Version 24H2Microsoft · Windows 11 Version 25H2Microsoft · Windows 11 version 26H1Microsoft · Windows 11 Version 26H2Microsoft · Windows Server 2025Microsoft · Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)Related CVEs — Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2
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