CVE-2026-96254

Status: AnalyzedHigh (7)—

Severity7High · CVSS 3.1

Exploitation probability0.25 %higher than 15% of CVEs

Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog

Public exploitNot knownno public code found

Use after free in Windows USB Print Driver allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

CVSS

Base score: 7
Version: 3.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.25 %
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 15
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.

ExploitationT1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalationprivilege escalation90 %

La descripción indica escalada de privilegios local mediante use-after-free (AV:L, UI:N); no menciona ejecución de comandos ni otro impacto, así que la pista T1059 no está sustentada.

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 (9)

Microsoft — Windows 10 21h2 Microsoft — Windows 10 22h2 Microsoft — Windows 11 23h2 Microsoft — Windows 11 24h2 Microsoft — Windows 11 25h2 Microsoft — Windows 11 26h1 Microsoft — Windows 11 26h2 Microsoft — Windows Server 2022 Microsoft — Windows Server 2025

CWEs

CWE-416

References

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https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-96254

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