CVE-2026-96172

High (7.8)—

Schedule the patchSeverity High 7.8. No public exploit or active exploitation known.

Vendor advisory· Microsoft MSRC

Severity7.8High · CVSS 3.1

Exploitation probability0.34 %higher than 28% of CVEs · score from Nov 11, 2026

Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog · checked Nov 12, 03:00 AM

Public exploitNot knownno public code found

News and reports on Orbitaley

No cwe for this issue in Desktop Window Manager allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Timeline

Built from our own data: NVD, CISA KEV and other exploitation catalogues, FIRST EPSS, public exploits, specialised media and Orbitaley coverage.

Nov 10, 2026CVE record published in NVD
Nov 10, 2026Alert: Microsoft fixes 200 vulnerabilities, including an Outlook flaw CISA confirms is being exploited

ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

ExploitationT1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalationprivilege escalation90 %

Vector AV:L/UI:N/PR:L y descripción de escalada de privilegios local en Desktop Window Manager; el texto no detalla otro impacto concreto más allá de la elevación.

Inferred by our analysis agent from the official description, CVSS vector and CWE, and checked by a supervisor. May contain errors.

ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques

Threat Intelligence Program Execution Prevention Application Isolation and Sandboxing Exploit Protection Update Software

Affected technologies (1)

⚠ AI-inferred from the description — NVD hasn't analyzed this CVE yet, these aren't verified CPEs.

Microsoft — Desktop Window Manager^AI

NVD record

NVD status: Awaiting Analysis
Published: Nov 10, 2026
Last modified: Nov 11, 2026
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-763

References

Referencemsrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-96172

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