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CVE-2026-21519 is a local elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Desktop Window Manager (DWM). The flaw is described as an access of a resource using an incompatible type, i.e., a type confusion condition, within the DWM subsystem. Successful exploitation allows an authorized local attacker to abuse the type confusion to execute code in a more privileged security context and elevate privileges to SYSTEM. The issue affects supported Windows client and server releases that include the vulnerable DWM component, and it was reported as actively exploited in the wild at the time patches were released.
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A Desktop Window Manager type confusion vulnerability that allows privilege escalation for an authenticated attacker.
An elevation of privilege vulnerability in Windows Desktop Window Manager that was exploited at release, continuing a pattern of repeated DWM exploitation.
A local elevation of privilege vulnerability in Desktop Window Manager (DWM) due to type confusion/incompatible resource type access, enabling an authenticated attacker to elevate privileges.
Unknown (listed as a trending Microsoft Windows CVE without details in the provided content).
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