---
id: "CVE-2026-95876"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-95876"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-95876"]
title: "Windows Local Session Manager: use-after-free lets a local user gain higher privileges"
severity: "high"
cvss: 7.0
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["infrastructure", "terminal-server", "windows", "windows-server"]
not_affected_if: ["no-local-users"]
published_at: "2026-11-10T19:21:40+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-10T19:25:22+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-10T20:32:43+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-95876", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T19:25:22+00:00"}, {"source": "analyst", "url": null, "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T20:32:43+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Windows Local Session Manager: use-after-free lets a local user gain higher privileges

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-95876 (this .md is for agents)

Windows Local Session Manager has a use-after-free memory bug. An attacker who already has a local account can use it to elevate their privileges on the machine.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the Windows build with `winver` and compare it against Microsoft's security update guide for CVE-2026-95876
- Confirm whether the machine has the latest cumulative Windows update installed via Settings > Windows Update

## Timeline

- 2026-11-10T19:25:22+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-95876
- 2026-11-10T20:32:43+00:00 analyst — Could not read MSRC entry (JS page / CVRF API returned empty); NVD page has no content. No affected builds or KB found; nothing verified. Revisit when MSRC guide or Nov 2026 Patch Tuesday writeups list the KBs. Sept 2026 RDS/LSM hang reports are a different issue, not this CVE.

## From the sources

Use after free in Windows Local Session Manager (LSM) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

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