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Privacy Statement Third-Party Cookies Accept Reject Manage cookies MSRC  Customer Guidance  Security Update Guide  Vulnerabilities  CVE-2026-32170 Windows Rich Text Edit Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability New On this page  CVE-2026-32170  Subscribe RSS PowerShell  API  CSAF Security Vulnerability Released: May 12, 2026 Assigning CNA Microsoft CVE.org link CVE-2026-32170  Impact Elevation of Privilege Max Severity Important Weakness CWE-415: Double Free CVSS Source Microsoft Vector String CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C Metrics CVSS:3.1 6.7 / 5.8  Base score metrics: 6.7 / Temporal score metrics: 5.8  Expand all  Collapse all Metric Value   Base score metrics(8) Attack Vector Local Attack Complexity High Privileges Required Low User Interaction Required Scope Unchanged Confidentiality High Integrity High Availability High   Temporal score metrics(3) Exploit Code Maturity Unproven Remediation Level Official Fix Report Confidence Confirmed Please see Common Vulnerability Scoring System for more information on the definition of these metrics. Executive Summary Double free in Windows Rich Text Edit Control allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. Exploitability The following table provides an exploitability assessment for this vulnerability at the time of original publication. Publicly disclosed No Exploited No Exploitability assessment Exploitation Less Likely FAQ According to the CVSS metric, the attack complexity is high (AC:H). What does that mean for this vulnerability? Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires an attacker to win a race condition. What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability? An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain administrator privileges. According to the CVSS metric, user interaction is required (UI:R) and privileges required is Low (PR:L). What does that mean for this vulnerability? An authorized attacker must send a victim a malicious and specially crafted file and convince them to open it. According to the CVSS metric, user interaction is required (UI:R) and privileges required is low (PR:L). What does that mean for this vulnerability? An authorized attacker must send the user a malicious file and convince the user to open it. Acknowledgements - Microsoft recognizes the efforts of those in the security community who help us protect customers through coordinated vulnerability disclosure. See Acknowledgements for more information. Security Updates To determine the support lifecycle for your software, see the Microsoft Support Lifecycle. Release date Descending  Edit columns  Download  Filters  Product Family  Max Severity  Impact  Platform   Clear Release date  Product Platform Impact Max Severity Article Download Build Number Assigning CNA Customer Action Required Title: Release date, Content: May 12, 2026 Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) - Elevation of Privilege Important Title: Knowledge Base Articles for Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation), Content:, 1 link 5087471  Title: Download Security Update for Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation), Content:, 1 link Monthly Rollup  Title: Build numbers, Content: 6.3.9600.23181 Title: Assigning CNA, Content: Microsoft Title: Customer action required, Content: Required Title: Release date, Content: May 12, 2026 Windows Server 2012 R2 - Elevation of Privilege Important Title: Knowledge Base Articles for Windows Server 2012 R2, Content:, 1 link 5087471  Title: Download Security Update for Windows Server 2012 R2, Content:, 1 link Monthly Rollup  Title: Build numbers, Content: 6.3.9600.23181 Title: Assigning CNA, Content: Microsoft Title: Customer action required, Content: Required Title: Release date, Content: May 12, 2026 Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) - Elevation of Privilege Important Title: Knowledge Base Articles for Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation), Content:, 1 link 5087470  Title: Download Security Update for Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation), Content:, 1 link Monthly Rollup  Title: Build numbers, Content: 6.2.9200.26079 Title: Assigning CNA, Content: Microsoft Title: Customer action required, Content: Required Title: Release date, Content: May 12, 2026 Windows Server 2012 - Elevation of Privilege Important Title: Knowledge Base Articles for Windows Server 2012, Content:, 1 link 5087470  Title: Download Security Update for Windows Server 2012, Content:, 1 link Monthly Rollup  Title: Build numbers, Content: 6.2.9200.26079 Title: Assigning CNA, Content: Microsoft Title: Customer action required, Content: Required Title: Release date, Content: May 12, 2026 Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) - Elevation of Privilege Important Title: Knowledge Base Articles for Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation), Content:, 1 link 5087537  Title: Download Security Update for Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation), Content:, 1 link Security Update  Title: Build numbers, Content: 10.0.14393.9140 Title: Assigning CNA, Content: Microsoft Title: Customer action required, Content: Required Title: Release date, Content: May 12, 2026 Windows Server 2016 - Elevation of Privilege Important Title: Knowledge Base Articles for Windows Server 2016, Content:, 1 link 5087537  Title: Download Security Update for Windows Server 2016, Content:, 1 link Security Update  Title: Build numbers, Content: 10.0.14393.9140 Title: Assigning CNA, Content: Microsoft Title: Customer action required, Content: Required Title: Release date, Content: May 12, 2026 Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems - Elevation of Privilege Important Title: Knowledge Base Articles for Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems, Content:, 1 link 5087537  Title: Download Security Update for Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems, Content:, 1 link Security Update  Title: Build numbers, Content: 10.0.14393.9140 Title: Assigning CNA, Content: Microsoft Title: Customer action required, Content: Required Title: Release date, Content: May 12, 2026 Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems - Elevation of Privilege Important Title: Knowledge Base Articles for Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems, Content:, 1 link 5087537  Title: Download Security Update for Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems, Content:, 1 link Security Update  Title: Build numbers, Content: 10.0.14393.9140 Title: Assigning CNA, Content: Microsoft Title: Customer action required, Content: Required Title: Release date, Content: May 12, 2026 Windows 11 Version 26H1 for ARM64-based Systems - Elevation of Privilege Important Title: Knowledge Base Articles for Windows 11 Version 26H1 for ARM64-based Systems, Content:, 1 link 5089548  Title: Download Security Update for Windows 11 Version 26H1 for ARM64-based Systems, Content:, 1 link Security Update  Title: Build numbers, Content: 10.0.28000.2113 Title: Assigning CNA, Content: Microsoft Title: Customer action required, Content: Required Title: Release date, Content: May 12, 2026 Windows 11 version 26H1 for x64-based Systems - Elevation of Privilege Important Title: Knowledge Base Articles for Windows 11 version 26H1 for x64-based Systems, Content:, 1 link 5089548  Title: Download Security Update for Windows 11 version 26H1 for x64-based Systems, Content:, 1 link Security Update  Title: Build numbers, Content: 10.0.28000.2113 Title: Assigning CNA, Content: Microsoft Title: Customer action required, Content: Required Title: Release date, Content: May 12, 2026 Windows Server 2025 - Elevation of Privilege Important Title: Knowledge Base Articles for Windows Server 2025, Content:, 2 links 5087539  5087423  Title: Download Security Update for Windows Server 2025, Content:, 2 links Security Update  Security Hotpatch Update  Title: Build numbers, Content: 10.0.26100.32860 10.0.26100.32772 Title: Assigning CNA, Content: Microsoft Title: Customer action required, Content: Required Title: Release date, Content: May 12, 2026 Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems - Elevation of Privilege Important Title: Knowledge Base Articles for Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems, Content:, 2 links 5089549  5089466  Title: Download Security Update for Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems, Content:, 2 links Security Update  Security Hotpatch Update  Title: Build numbers, Content: 10.0.26100.8457 10.0.26100.8390 Title: Assigning CNA, Content: Microsoft Title: Customer action required, Content: Required Title: Release date, Content: May 12, 2026 Windows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems - Elevation of Privilege Important Title: Knowledge Base Articles for Windows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems, Content:, 2 links 5089549  5089466  Title: Download Security Update for Windows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems, Content:, 2 links Security Update  Security Hotpatch Update  Title: Build numbers, Content: 10.0.26100.8457 10.0.26100.8390 Title: Assigning CNA, Content: Microsoft Title: Customer action required, Content: Required Title: Release date, Content: May 12, 2026 Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation) - Elevation of Privilege Important Title: Knowledge Base Articles for Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation), Content:, 1 link 5087541  Title: Download Security Update for Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation), Content:, 1 link Security Update  Title: Build numbers, Content: 10.0.25398.2330 Title: Assigning CNA, Content: Microsoft Title: