CVE detail
CVE-2026-35421
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows GDI allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
Buzz score
Why this CVE is surfacing
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Buzz score components · mention 13.9 · diversity 11.5 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Why it matters now
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Evidence
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3 source links · newest first
- May 2026 Patch Tuesday: no zero-days but plenty to fixMalwarebytes Labs
May’s Patch Tuesday may not be the giant release many expected, but there are still plenty of important fixes that shouldn’t be ignored.
newswww.malwarebytes.comMay 13, 2026, 11:00 AM - The May 2026 Security Update ReviewZero Day Initiative
take a closer look at some of the more interesting updates for this month, starting with a nasty-looking bug in DNS: - CVE-2026-41096 - Windows DNS Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability This patch fixes a heap-based buffer overflow in the DNS Client triggered by a malicious DNS response. No authentication or user interaction needed, and since the
vendorwww.thezdi.comMay 12, 2026, 6:38 PM Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows GDI allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
vendormsrc.microsoft.comMay 12, 2026, 2:00 PM
Exploit code
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