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CVE-2026-32155 · Desktop Window Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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

Severity
Important
Impact
Elevation of Privilege
CVSS
7.8 base · 6.8 temporal
Release
2026-04-14
Signals
Desktop Window Manager Elevation of Privilege Exploited: No Publicly disclosed: No Exploitability: Exploitation Less Likely
CWE
CWE-416: Use After Free
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Description
Use after free in Desktop Window Manager allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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FAQ
What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability? An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could potentially gain the ability to crash the system by exploiting the use-after-free vulnerability, even as a standard user.
Desktop Window Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Use after free in Desktop Window Manager allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Windows DWM Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows DWM allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.