CVE-2026-20810HighCVSS 7.8
Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)
📋 Description
Free of memory not on the heap in Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
🎯 Affected products10
- Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
- Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
- Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems
- Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems
- Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
- Windows 10 Version 22H2 for 32-bit Systems
- Windows 10 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems
- Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems
- Windows Server 2019
- Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
✅ Remediation
KB5073723 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.17763.8276 KB5073724 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.19044.6809 KB5073724 (Security Update) — fixed build 10.0.19045.6809
🔗 References (5)
- advisoryhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-20810
- patchhttps://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB5073723
- referencehttps://support.microsoft.com/help/5073723
- patchhttps://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB5073724
- referencehttps://support.microsoft.com/help/5073724