Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU164929

Use of a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2026-113763

Published: November 11, 2026

Vulnerability identifier: #VU164929

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 7.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2026-113763

CWE-ID: CWE-327

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges to administrator privileges.

The vulnerability exists due to use of a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm in Windows DPAPI (Data Protection Application Programming Interface) when performing cryptographic operations. A local user can exploit this cryptographic weakness locally to gain administrator privileges.

Successful exploitation requires repeated attempts, each of which depends on an unpredictable validation result.

Affected software

Microsoft Windows
Windows Server

How to mitigate CVE-2026-113763

Install security update from vendor's website.

Microsoft Windows - addressed in versions 10 21H2 10.0.19044.7846, 10 22H2 10.0.19045.7846, 10 1607 10.0.14393.9688, 10 1809 10.0.17763.9487, 11 23H2 10.0.22631.7711, 11 24H2 10.0.26100.9911, 11 24H2 10.0.26100.9974, 11 25H2 10.0.26200.9911, 11 25H2 10.0.26200.9974, 11 26H1 10.0.28000.3501
Windows Server - addressed in versions 2016 10.0.14393.9688, 2019 10.0.17763.9487, 2022 10.0.20348.5870, 2025 10.0.26100.33730, 2025 10.0.26100.33822

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