| CVE Number | Vulnerability | Product | Severity | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-20822 | Windows Graphics Component Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability | Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows Server | Critical | 29-01-2026 |
Technical Information
An authenticated attacker with local access could exploit a use-after-free race condition to elevate privileges to SYSTEM, potentially crossing security boundaries such as from a guest VM to the host in GPU paravirtualization scenarios.
Patch release date: Jan 13, 2026
Further information on this vulnerability is available at : CVE-2026-20822
Affected Software
Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems,Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems,
Windows Server 2019,
Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation),
Windows Server 2022,
Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation),
Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems,
Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems,
Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems,
Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems,
Windows 10 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems,
Windows 10 Version 22H2 for 32-bit Systems,
Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation),
Windows 11 Version 25H2 for ARM64-based Systems,
Windows 11 Version 25H2 for x64-based Systems,
Windows 11 Version 23H2 for ARM64-based Systems,
Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems,
Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation),
Windows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems,
Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems,
Windows Server 2025,
Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems,
Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems,
Windows Server 2016,
Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)