CVE-2026-102210

Summary

A heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Text Shaping allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with high privileges. This vulnerability affects the rendering of text in Windows applications and can be exploited over a network without user interaction.

Exploitability

Exploitation is relatively straightforward requiring only network access to trigger the buffer overflow, with no authentication required and minimal preconditions for successful execution.

Blast radius

The vulnerability could impact all Windows systems running affected text rendering components, potentially allowing attackers to gain full system compromise across enterprise networks with a single successful exploit.

Detection

No reliable host or network indicator is derivable from the published description.

Prioritized remediation

Apply the Windows Update KB5042819 or later which contains the fix for this heap-based buffer overflow in the text shaping engine.

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