CVE-2026-96249
Status: AnalyzedHigh (7.8)—
Severity7.8High · CVSS 3.1
Exploitation probability0.31 %higher than 23% of CVEs
Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog
Public exploitNot knownno public code found
Use after free in Windows Win32 Kernel Subsystem allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
CVSS
- Base score
- 7.8
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- 0.31 %
- Percentile among all scored CVEs
- 23
- 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 escalation92 %
El vector AV:L/UI:N indica acceso local sin interacción; la descripción dice que un atacante autorizado eleva privilegios localmente, sin mencionar ejecución de comandos ni otro impacto.
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 (5)
CWEs
- CWE-416
References
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Raw JSON (NVD)
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