CVE-2026-35417 is a local elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in the Windows Win32K ICOMP kernel subsystem caused by type confusion, where a resource is accessed using an incompatible type. The flaw resides in the Win32k kernel-mode component that supports the Windows graphical subsystem. A locally authenticated attacker with low privileges can trigger the vulnerability without user interaction and corrupt kernel memory structures. Successful exploitation can enable execution in kernel context or manipulation of security tokens, resulting in escalation from a low-privileged account to SYSTEM.
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What an attacker gets, and what they’ve been doing with it.
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A local privilege escalation vulnerability caused by type confusion in the Windows Win32K ICOMP kernel subsystem that can allow a low-privileged authenticated user to gain SYSTEM privileges.
An important Windows Win32k elevation of privilege vulnerability that Microsoft determined is more likely to be exploited.
A Windows Win32k type confusion elevation of privilege vulnerability that allows a locally authorized attacker with low privileges to elevate to SYSTEM.
Query your assets running an affected version, and investigate the blast radius.
Every observed campaign linking this CVE to a named adversary.
Malware families riding this exploit, with evidence and IOCs.
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Cross-references every affected SKU, including bundled OEM variants.
Community discussion across Reddit, Mastodon, and other social sources.