Nov 2026: Desktop Window Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2026-105528 Published on November 10, 2026
Desktop Window Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Heap-based buffer overflow in Desktop Window Manager allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Vulnerability Analysis
Exploitation:
NONE
Automatable:
NO
Technical Impact:
TOTAL
Weakness Type
Heap-based Buffer Overflow
A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().
Products Associated with CVE-2026-105528
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