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CVE-2026-42905

Use after free in Windows DWM Core Library allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

CVSS 7.8 · HighBuzz score 28.9

Buzz score

Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 28.9

This all-time snapshot uses the same composite formula as Trending across a 30-year evidence window, rather than a current rolling window.

Buzz score components · mention 17.9 · diversity 11.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Mention score
17.9
5 evidence mentions in the snapshot
Diversity score
11.0
5 sources across 1 categories
KEV score
0.0
No KEV entry observed
OTX score
0.0
0 OTX pulses
PoC score
0.0
0 repos · best confidence N/A
Best PoC traction
0
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Why it matters now

Mention timeline

Total mentions
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Peak daily
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highest bucket

Evidence

Source links by recency

Newest mentions first
5 source links · newest first
  • tack. Talos highlights 4 critical vulnerabilities as Microsoft has determined that their exploitation is “more likely:” CVE-2026-42985 is a critical Remote Code Execution Vulnerability due to Heap-based buffer overflow in Remote Desktop Client which allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network. CVE-2026-47291 is a critical Remote Code

    vendorblog.talosintelligence.comJun 9, 2026, 9:21 PM
  • y to respond without out-of-cycle patches. At time of writing, Microsoft has provided mitigation advice and patches for CVE-2026-33825 , CVE-2026-45585 , CVE-2026-45498 , and CVE-2026-41091 , leaving only two elevation of privilege vulnerabilities unpatched, known as MiniPlasma and GreenPlasma. However, a recent blog post by Nightmare Eclipse with the

    vendorwww.rapid7.comJun 9, 2026, 9:04 PM
  • ication denial-of-service, and arbitrary code execution. Zero-day Vulnerabilities Patched in June Patch Tuesday Edition CVE-2026-49160: HTTP.sys Denial of Service Vulnerability Uncontrolled resource consumption in HTTP/2 could allow an unauthenticated attacker to deny service over a network. CVE-2026-45586: Windows Collaborative Translation Framework (

    vendorblog.qualys.comJun 9, 2026, 8:52 PM
  • The June 2026 Security Update ReviewZero Day Initiative

    loser look at some of the more interesting updates for this month, starting with the bug being exploited in the wild. - CVE-2026-41091 - Microsoft Defender Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability Since Microsoft doesn’t provide info on how widespread exploitation is, we must read some tea leaves. For this patch, several different people were acknowledged,

    vendorwww.thezdi.comJun 9, 2026, 6:12 PM
  • Updated an acknowledgement. This is an informational change only.

    vendormsrc.microsoft.comJun 9, 2026, 2:00 PM

Exploit code

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