CVE-2026-21251
HIGHWindows Cluster Client Failover - Privilege Escalation
Title source: llmDescription
Use after free in Windows Cluster Client Failover 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-2026-21251
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0004
EPSS Percentile
11.8%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/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 (13)
Microsoft/Windows Server 2016
10.0.14393.0 - 10.0.14393.8868
Microsoft/Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
10.0.14393.0 - 10.0.14393.8868
Microsoft/Windows Server 2019
10.0.17763.0 - 10.0.17763.8389
Microsoft/Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
10.0.17763.0 - 10.0.17763.8389
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
microsoft/windows_server_2016
< 10.0.14393.8868
microsoft/windows_server_2019
< 10.0.17763.8389
... and 3 more
Published
Feb 10, 2026
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026