CVE-2026-21513
MSHTML Framework Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.8 High
- Published
- Feb 10, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 19, 2026
- Reserved
- Dec 30, 2025
Description
Protection mechanism failure in MSHTML Framework allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 8.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C | microsoft |
Weaknesses
- CWE-693 Protection Mechanism Failure
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Windows 10 Version 1607Microsoft |
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Windows 10 Version 1809Microsoft |
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Windows 10 Version 21H2Microsoft |
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Windows 10 Version 22H2Microsoft |
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Windows 11 version 22H3Microsoft |
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Windows 11 Version 23H2Microsoft |
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Windows 11 Version 24H2Microsoft |
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Windows 11 Version 25H2Microsoft |
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Windows 11 version 26H1Microsoft |
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Windows 11 Version 26H1Microsoft |
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Windows Server 2012Microsoft |
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Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)Microsoft |
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Windows Server 2012 R2Microsoft |
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Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)Microsoft |
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Windows Server 2016Microsoft |
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Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)Microsoft |
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Windows Server 2019Microsoft |
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Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)Microsoft |
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Windows Server 2022Microsoft |
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Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)Microsoft |
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Windows Server 2025Microsoft |
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Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)Microsoft |
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References
- MSHTML Framework Security Feature Bypass Vulnerabilityvendor-advisorypatch
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-21513government-resource
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2026-21513-detection-script-security-feature-bypass-vulnerability-in-mshtml-framework
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2026-21513-mitigation-script-security-feature-bypass-vulnerability-in-mshtml-framework
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