Double free in Windows Rich Text Edit allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Weakness
The product calls free() twice on the same memory address.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows_10_1607 | Microsoft | * | 10.0.14393.9140 (excluding) |
| Windows_10_1809 | Microsoft | * | 10.0.17763.8755 (excluding) |
| Windows_10_21h2 | Microsoft | * | 10.0.19044.7291 (excluding) |
| Windows_10_22h2 | Microsoft | * | 10.0.19045.7291 (excluding) |
| Windows_11_23h2 | Microsoft | * | 10.0.22631.7079 (excluding) |
| Windows_11_24h2 | Microsoft | * | 10.0.26100.8390 (excluding) |
| Windows_11_25h2 | Microsoft | * | 10.0.26200.8457 (excluding) |
| Windows_11_26h1 | Microsoft | * | 10.0.28000.2113 (excluding) |
| Windows_server_2012 | Microsoft | - (including) | - (including) |
| Windows_server_2012 | Microsoft | r2 (including) | r2 (including) |
| Windows_server_2016 | Microsoft | * | 10.0.14393.9140 (excluding) |
| Windows_server_2019 | Microsoft | * | 10.0.17763.8755 (excluding) |
| Windows_server_2022 | Microsoft | * | 10.0.20348.5139 (excluding) |
| Windows_server_2022_23h2 | Microsoft | * | 10.0.25398.2330 (excluding) |
| Windows_server_2025 | Microsoft | * | 10.0.26100.32860 (excluding) |