CVE-2026-21241
HIGHWindows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock - Privilege Escalation
Title source: llmDescription
Use after free in Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
patch
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-21241
Scores
CVSS v3
7.0
EPSS
0.0003
EPSS Percentile
8.9%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-416
Status
published
Products (16)
Microsoft/Windows 11 version 22H3
10.0.22631.0 - 10.0.22631.6649
Microsoft/Windows 11 Version 23H2
10.0.22631.0 - 10.0.22631.6649
Microsoft/Windows 11 Version 24H2
10.0.26100.0 - 10.0.26100.7840
Microsoft/Windows 11 Version 25H2
10.0.26200.0 - 10.0.26200.7840
Microsoft/Windows 11 version 26H1
10.0.28000.0 - 10.0.28000.1575
Microsoft/Windows 11 Version 26H1
10.0.28000.0 - 10.0.28000.1575
Microsoft/Windows Server 2022
10.0.20348.0 - 10.0.20348.4773
Microsoft/Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)
10.0.25398.0 - 10.0.25398.2149
Microsoft/Windows Server 2025
10.0.26100.0 - 10.0.26100.32370
Microsoft/Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)
10.0.26100.0 - 10.0.26100.32370
... and 6 more
Published
Feb 10, 2026
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026