CVE-2026-54124ImportantRevised 11 Sep
Windows Terminal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Assessment
Integer overflow or wraparound in Windows Terminal allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
- Severity
- Important
- CVSS base score
- 7.8CVSS:3.1/
AV:L/ AC:L/ PR:N/ UI:R/ S:U/ C:H/ I:H/ A:H/ E:U/ RL:O/ RC:C - Impact
- Remote Code Execution
- EPSS, next 30 days
- 0.5%Higher than 37.9% of scored CVEs · FIRST model run 26 Sep 2026 · about EPSS
- Exploitability
- Exploitation Less Likely
- Publicly disclosed
- No
- Customer action
- Required: apply the update
- Component
- Windows Terminal
- Weakness
- CWE-190: Integer Overflow or Wraparound
- Issued by
- Microsoft
- Published
- 14 Jul 2026 · July 2026
- Last revised
- 11 Sep 2026Updated an acknowledgement. This is an informational change only.
Updates that fix it
5 KBs| KB | Type | Restart | Applies to | Other CVEs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KB5099536 | Security Update | Required | Windows Server 2025, Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation) | All CVEs in KB5099536 |
| KB5099539 | Security Update | Required | Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems and 3 more | All CVEs in KB5099539 |
| KB5099540 | Security Update | Required | Windows Server 2022 | All CVEs in KB5099540 |
| KB5101649 | Security Update | Required | Windows 11 Version 26H1 for ARM64-based Systems, Windows 11 version 26H1 for x64-based Systems | All CVEs in KB5101649 |
| KB5101650 | Security Update | Required | Windows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 25H2 for ARM64-based Systems and 1 more | All CVEs in KB5101650 |
Affected products
Apps, ESU, Windows17 affected products
- Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems
- Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems
- Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems
- Windows 10 Version 22H2 for 32-bit Systems
- Windows 10 Version 22H2 for ARM64-based Systems
- Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems
- Windows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems
- Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems
- Windows 11 Version 25H2 for ARM64-based Systems
- Windows 11 Version 25H2 for x64-based Systems
- Windows 11 Version 26H1 for ARM64-based Systems
- Windows 11 version 26H1 for x64-based Systems
- Windows Server 2022
- Windows Server 2025
- Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)
- Windows Terminal for Windows 10
- Windows Terminal for Windows 11