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Microsoft Windows Shell: vulnerabilities and CVEs

Microsoft Windows Shell has 5 published vulnerabilities, 5 of them in the last 12 months. 0 are rated critical and 0 are listed by CISA as actively exploited.

CVEs5
Last 12 months5
Critical0
Actively exploited0

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Latest vulnerabilities

CVESeverityEPSSActive exploitationPublishedDescription
CVE-2026-97013High (7.8)0.34%—Nov 10, 2026
Access of resource using incompatible type ('type confusion') in Windows Shell allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
CVE-2026-119938High (7.5)0.62%—Nov 10, 2026
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Shell allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
CVE-2026-119817High (7.8)0.39%—Nov 10, 2026
Double free in Windows Shell allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
CVE-2026-105506Medium (5)0.52%—Nov 10, 2026
Buffer over-read in Windows Shell allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
CVE-2026-102868Medium (5.5)0.46%—Nov 10, 2026
Exposure of sensitive system information to an unauthorized control sphere in Windows Shell allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.

🎯 How it gets exploited (ATT&CK techniques)

  1. T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation3
  2. T1005 Data from Local System2
  3. T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution2
  4. T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter1

Number of CVEs of this technology mapped to each exploitation or primary-impact technique.

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