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CVE-2026-35421

Windows GDI Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 39th percentile. Fixed versions are out.

CVSS 3.17.8HighEPSS percentile39th0.5% chance in 30 daysCISA KEVNot listedNo confirmed exploitation
No public exploit knownFix5 products10 fixed builds listed below

Published Updated Sources: CVE.org, NVD, BDU

NVD CVE.org

What to do

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  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607Affected: ≥ 10.0.14393.0, < 10.0.14393.9140Upgrade to: 10.0.14393.9140Affected: ≥ 10.0.17763.0, < 10.0.17763.8755Upgrade to: 10.0.17763.8755Affected: ≥ 10.0.19044.0, < 10.0.19044.7291Upgrade to: 10.0.19044.7291Affected: ≥ 10.0.19045.0, < 10.0.19045.7417Upgrade to: 10.0.19045.7417Stated by: CVE record
  • Microsoft Windows 11 version 23H2Affected: ≥ 10.0.22631.0, < 10.0.22631.7079Upgrade to: 10.0.22631.7079Affected: ≥ 10.0.22631.0, < 10.0.22631.7219Upgrade to: 10.0.22631.7219Affected: ≥ 10.0.26100.0, < 10.0.26100.8457Upgrade to: 10.0.26100.8457Affected: ≥ 10.0.26200.0, < 10.0.26200.8457Upgrade to: 10.0.26200.8457 + 1 more branchStated by: CVE record
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016Affected: ≥ 10.0.14393.0, < 10.0.14393.9140Upgrade to: 10.0.14393.9140Stated by: CVE record
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019Affected: ≥ 10.0.17763.0, < 10.0.17763.8755Upgrade to: 10.0.17763.8755Stated by: CVE record
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2022Affected: ≥ 10.0.20348.0, < 10.0.20348.5139Upgrade to: 10.0.20348.5139Affected: ≥ 10.0.25398.0, < 10.0.25398.2330Upgrade to: 10.0.25398.2330Stated by: CVE record

Versions as the sources state them. 3 more products have version data. Full version matrix after sign-in

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What it is

From the CVE record

Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows GDI allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS39th
CISA KEV

Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.

Public exploits

No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.

EPSS

0.5% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 39th percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Lifecycle

6 events over 44 days, from the signal feeds we watch.

  1. OpenVAS check added
  2. Patch availablerecord updated
  3. Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped

Affected products

And 48 more affected products. See all after sign-in

Technical detail

CVSS 3.1 vector

Open in the CVSS calculator

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Scored 7.8 by NVD.

How it is reached

  • Attack Vector LocalRequires local access to the vulnerable system (e.g. local login, malicious file)
  • Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
  • Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
  • User Interaction RequiredA user must click a link, open a file, or perform some action

Scope

  • Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
  • Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
  • Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable

Weaknesses

ATT&CK techniques

Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.

Sources

References in the record

In the news

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