Vulnerability · CVE-2026-108136
Microsoft Windows Search Component Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Published Oct 13, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 14, 2026 · Microsoft Windows
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-108136. EPSS is 0.32%. Act only if a listed version of Microsoft Windows is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- High7.8
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.32%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems · microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems · microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems · microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2 for 32-bit Systems · microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems · microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems
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.
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- 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
How to fix CVE-2026-108136
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-108136. EPSS is 0.32%. Act only if a listed version of Microsoft Windows is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-416: Use After Free. EPSS 0.32%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Technology hubs
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
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.
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
msrc.microsoft.com
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.