CVE-2026-96183
Status: AnalyzedMedium (5.5)—
Severity5.5Medium · CVSS 3.1
Exploitation probability0.34 %higher than 25% of CVEs
Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog
Public exploitNot knownno public code found
Missing authentication for critical function in Windows Health and Optimized Experiences Service allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
CVSS
- Base score
- 5.5
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- 0.34 %
- Percentile among all scored CVEs
- 25
- Score date
- 10/20/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
ATT&CK techniques
How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.
- Exploitation
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalationprivilege escalation85 % - Primary impact
T1005Data from Local Systemcollection70 %
El vector AV:L/PR:L/UI:N dicta T1068; la descripción indica falta de autenticación en una función crítica que permite divulgar información localmente (C:H), sin mencionar credenciales.
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
Affected technologies (4)
CWEs
- CWE-306
References
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