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CVE-2026-21241

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CVE-2026-21241

Published: Feb 10, 2026

Modified: May 11, 2026

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

7.0

HIGH

Description

Use after free in Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

VendorProductVersions

Microsoft

Windows 11 version 22H3

affected
10.0.22631.0 - < 10.0.22631.6649

Microsoft

Windows 11 Version 23H2

affected
10.0.22631.0 - < 10.0.22631.6649

Microsoft

Windows 11 Version 24H2

affected
10.0.26100.0 - < 10.0.26100.7840

Microsoft

Windows 11 Version 25H2

affected
10.0.26200.0 - < 10.0.26200.7840

Microsoft

Windows 11 version 26H1

affected
10.0.28000.0 - < 10.0.28000.1575

Microsoft

Windows 11 Version 26H1

affected
10.0.28000.0 - < 10.0.28000.1575

Microsoft

Windows Server 2022

affected
10.0.20348.0 - < 10.0.20348.4773

Microsoft

Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)

affected
10.0.25398.0 - < 10.0.25398.2149

Microsoft

Windows Server 2025

affected
10.0.26100.0 - < 10.0.26100.32370

Microsoft

Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)

affected
10.0.26100.0 - < 10.0.26100.32370

Weaknesses (CWE)

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

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