CVE-2026-108136
Microsoft Windows Search Component Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Published Oct 13, 2026 · updated Oct 14, 2026 · Microsoft Windows
Affected Microsoft products: Windows 11 Version 26H1 for ARM64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 26H2 for x64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 23H2 for ARM64-based Systems, Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation), Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems, Windows Server 2022, Windows 10 Version 22H2 for 32-bit Systems.
Code
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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Oct 13, 2026 · CIRCL Vulnerability Lookup
Detected
Use after free in Microsoft Windows Search Component allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Oct 14, 2026 · CIRCL Vulnerability Lookup
Updated
Use after free in Microsoft Windows Search Component allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Affected
- microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systemsversion unspecified
- microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systemsversion unspecified
- microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systemsversion unspecified
- microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2 for 32-bit Systemsversion unspecified
- microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systemsversion unspecified
- microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systemsversion unspecified
- microsoft Windows 11 Version 23H2 for ARM64-based Systemsversion unspecified
- microsoft Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systemsversion unspecified
- microsoft Windows 11 Version 26H1 for ARM64-based Systemsversion unspecified
- microsoft Windows 11 Version 26H2 for x64-based Systemsversion unspecified
- microsoft Windows Server 2022version unspecified
- microsoft Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)version unspecified
- vendor Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607version unspecified
- vendor Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809version unspecified
- vendor Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2version unspecified
- vendor Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2version unspecified
- vendor Microsoft Windows 11 Version 23H2version unspecified
- vendor Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2version unspecified
- vendor Microsoft Windows 11 Version 25H2version unspecified
- vendor Microsoft Windows 11 version 23H2version unspecified
Sources
- CIRCL Vulnerability LookupVulnerability recordCVE-2026-108136
Use after free in Microsoft Windows Search Component allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
vulnerability.circl.lu - CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-108136
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-108136
30-day exploitation probability 0.3%
first.org - Microsoft Security Update GuideVendor advisoryCVE-2026-108136
Windows 11 Version 26H1 for ARM64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 26H2 for x64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 23H2 for ARM64-based Systems
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