Microsoft Windows 11 24H2/11 25H2/11 26H1/Server 2025 Display Enhancement Service double free
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 7.7 | $5k-$25k | 0.45+ |
Summary
A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in Microsoft Windows 11 24H2/11 25H2/11 26H1/Server 2025. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Display Enhancement Service. This manipulation causes double free. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-70567. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
Details
A vulnerability has been found in Microsoft Windows 11 24H2/11 25H2/11 26H1/Server 2025 and classified as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Display Enhancement Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a double free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-415. The product calls free() twice on the same memory address, potentially leading to modification of unexpected memory locations. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Double free in Windows Display Enhancement Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
It is possible to read the advisory at msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-70567 since 08/04/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/09/2026).
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.
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Product
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/
- Product: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.9VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.7
VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CNA Base Score: 7.0
CNA Vector (microsoft): 🔒
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Exploiting
Class: Double freeCWE: CWE-415 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: PatchStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
08/04/2026 CVE reserved09/09/2026 Advisory disclosed
09/09/2026 VulDB entry created
09/09/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comProduct: microsoft.com
Advisory: msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-70567 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-70567
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-401071
Entry
Created: 09/09/2026 03:04Changes: 09/09/2026 03:04 (63)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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