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title: "CVE-2026-77493: Microsoft Graphics Component - Remote Code Execution"
description: "Microsoft Graphics Component contains a double free vulnerability caused by improper memory management, letting unauthorized attackers execute code remotely, exploit requires network access."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-77493/
---

# CVE-2026-77493 Microsoft Graphics Component - Remote Code Execution

Microsoft Graphics Component contains a double free vulnerability caused by improper memory management, letting unauthorized attackers execute code remotely, exploit requires network access.

CVSS base score 9.8 /10

Critical

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

EPSS

0.97% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-77493)

## Details

Type

Remote Code Execution

Impact

Remote Code Execution

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Published

8 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-415](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/415.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest version of Microsoft Graphics Component.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-77493](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-77493)
- [https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-77493](https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-77493)

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## What this record can't tell you

- Whether you run the affected software, and where
- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
- What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first

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