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Description

Use after free in Windows Cluster Client Failover allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2025-12-11 | Published 2026-02-10 | Updated 2026-02-23 | Assigner microsoft




HIGH: 7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Problem types

CWE-416: Use After Free

Product status

10.0.14393.0 (custom) before 10.0.14393.8868
affected

10.0.14393.0 (custom) before 10.0.14393.8868
affected

10.0.17763.0 (custom) before 10.0.17763.8389
affected

10.0.17763.0 (custom) before 10.0.17763.8389
affected

10.0.20348.0 (custom) before 10.0.20348.4773
affected

10.0.25398.0 (custom) before 10.0.25398.2149
affected

10.0.26100.0 (custom) before 10.0.26100.32370
affected

10.0.26100.0 (custom) before 10.0.26100.32370
affected

References

msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-21251 (Cluster Client Failover (CCF) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability) vendor-advisory patch

cve.org (CVE-2026-21251)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-21251)

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