Host Process for Windows Tasks Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
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describes (1)
Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-20941US | — | — | ||
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Host Process for Windows Tasks allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. | ||||
references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- CVE-2026-20941 Host Process for Windows Tasks Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability - CSAFself
- CVE-2026-20941 Host Process for Windows Tasks Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability - HTMLself
- Microsoft Support Lifecycleexternal
- Common Vulnerability Scoring Systemexternal
- Microsoft Exploitability Indexexternal
remediations (6)
- FixedWindows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems
10.0.26100.7623:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5074109
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5074109 - FixedWindows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems
10.0.26100.7623:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5074109
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5074109 - FixedWindows 11 Version 25H2 for ARM64-based Systems
10.0.26200.7623:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5074109
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5074109 - FixedWindows 11 Version 25H2 for x64-based Systems
10.0.26200.7623:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5074109
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5074109 - FixedWindows Server 2025
10.0.26100.32230:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/a6021fd2-b3b7-45a7-b68e-35c28a2a77da
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/a6021fd2-b3b7-45a7-b68e-35c28a2a77da - FixedWindows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)
10.0.26100.32230:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/a6021fd2-b3b7-45a7-b68e-35c28a2a77da
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/a6021fd2-b3b7-45a7-b68e-35c28a2a77da
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