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CVE-2026-88073

CVE-2026-88073HIGH

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2 — Windows Graphics Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  H  H  H    7.8   .0026   16.4     —

AFFECTED
  Product                                         Versions        Fixed
  Windows 10 Version 21H2                         10.0.19044.0 –  —
  Windows 10 Version 22H2                         10.0.19045.0 –  —
  Windows 11 version 23H2                         10.0.22631.0 –  —
  Windows 11 Version 23H2                         10.0.22631.0 –  —
  Windows 11 Version 24H2                         10.0.26100.0 –  —
  Windows 11 Version 25H2                         10.0.26200.0 –  —
  Windows 11 version 26H1                         10.0.28000.0 –  —
  Windows 11 Version 26H2                         10.0.26300.0 –  —
  Windows Server 2025                             10.0.26100.0 –  —
  Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)  10.0.26100.0 –  —

TIMELINE
  Sep 9   Reserved by microsoft
  Oct 13  Published (CNA: microsoft)
  Oct 16  RESCORED — CVE-2026-88073 (Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2). CVSS 8.8 → 7.8 (NVD).

CWE-416 · CNA: microsoft · CVSS v3.1 · 1 reference · NVD status: Analyzed

Description

Use after free in Windows Graphics Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
September 9, 2026	Reserved	Reserved by microsoft
October 13, 2026	Published	Published (CNA: microsoft)
October 16, 2026	RESCORED	RESCORED — CVE-2026-88073 (Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2). CVSS 8.8 → 7.8 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 10 rows
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
Microsoft	Windows 10 Version 21H2	—	10.0.19044.0	—
Microsoft	Windows 10 Version 22H2	—	10.0.19045.0	—
Microsoft	Windows 11 version 23H2	—	10.0.22631.0	—
Microsoft	Windows 11 Version 23H2	—	10.0.22631.0	—
Microsoft	Windows 11 Version 24H2	—	10.0.26100.0	—
Microsoft	Windows 11 Version 25H2	—	10.0.26200.0	—
Microsoft	Windows 11 version 26H1	—	10.0.28000.0	—
Microsoft	Windows 11 Version 26H2	—	10.0.26300.0	—
Microsoft	Windows Server 2025	—	10.0.26100.0	—
Microsoft	Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)	—	10.0.26100.0	—

Weaknesses

CWE-416

References (1)

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-88073 [Patch, Vendor Advisory]

Authoritative record: CVE-2026-88073 at cve.org

Vendors: microsoft

Weaknesses: CWE-416

About this page

This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2026-88073 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Monday, October 19, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.