About Information Disclosure – Desktop Window Manager (CVE-2026-20805) vulnerability

About Information Disclosure - Desktop Window Manager CVE-2026-20805 vulnerability. Desktop Window Manager is a compositing window manager that has been part of Windows since Windows Vista. Exploitation of the vulnerability, which was addressed in the January Microsoft Patch Tuesday, allows a loc...

Exploit for Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Microsoft

CVE-2026-20805-PoC The PoC of information disclosure in Micros...

The vulnerability of the DWM Core Library in Windows operating systems allows attackers to elevate their privileges.

The vulnerability of the DWM Core Library in Windows operating systems is related to the use of memory after it is freed. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges...

CVE-2026-20805

Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor in Desktop Windows Manager allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally...

CVE-2026-20842

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

CVE-2026-20871

Use after free in Desktop Windows Manager allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally...

Microsoft Fixes 114 Windows Flaws in January 2026 Patch, One Actively Exploited

Microsoft on Tuesday rolled out its first security update for 2026, addressing 114 security flaws, including one vulnerability that it said has been actively exploited in the wild. Of the 114 flaws, eight are rated Critical, and 106 are rated Important in severity. As many as 58 vulnerabilities...

Patch Tuesday, January 2026 Edition

Microsoft today issued patches to plug at least 113 security holes in its various Windows operating systems and supported software. Eight of the vulnerabilities earned Microsoft's most-dire "critical" rating, and the company warns that attackers are already exploiting one of the bugs fixed today...

The vulnerability of the window manager for desktop workstations in Windows operating systems allows attackers to disclose protected information.

The vulnerability of the Desktop Window Manager DWM in Windows operating systems relates to the display of information. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to reveal protected information displayed by the Desktop Window Manager...

CVE-2026-20871

Use after free in Desktop Windows Manager allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally...

CVE-2026-20871

Use after free in Desktop Windows Manager allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally...

CVE-2026-20842

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

CVE-2026-20805

Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor in Desktop Windows Manager allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally...

CVE-2026-20805

Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor in Desktop Windows Manager allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally...

CVE-2026-20871

Use after free in Desktop Windows Manager allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally...

CVE-2026-20871 Desktop Window Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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CVE-2026-20871

CVE-2026-20871 refers to a Desktop Window Manager (dwm.exe) use-after-free vulnerability that enables local privilege escalation to SYSTEM. The connected exploit report and advisories describe a DWM-related attack path (Visual‑Field Singularity) affecting the DWM compositor, with PoC/claims of in...

CVE-2026-20842 Microsoft DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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CVE-2026-20842

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

CVE-2026-20805

Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor in Desktop Windows Manager allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally...