---
id: "CVE-2026-95965"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-95965"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-95965"]
title: "Windows USB Video Driver: heap overflow lets a local user gain higher privileges"
severity: "high"
cvss: 7.8
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: [{"name": "Windows 10 22H2", "fixed": ["10.0.19045.7846"], "affected": "< 10.0.19045.7846", "ecosystem": "microsoft"}, {"name": "Windows 11 24H2", "fixed": ["10.0.26100.9974"], "affected": "< 10.0.26100.9974", "ecosystem": "microsoft"}, {"name": "Windows 11 25H2", "fixed": ["10.0.26200.9974"], "affected": "< 10.0.26200.9974", "ecosystem": "microsoft"}, {"name": "Windows 11 23H2", "fixed": ["10.0.22631.7711"], "affected": "< 10.0.22631.7711", "ecosystem": "microsoft"}, {"name": "Windows Server 2022", "fixed": ["10.0.20348.5870"], "affected": "< 10.0.20348.5870", "ecosystem": "microsoft"}, {"name": "Windows Server 2025", "fixed": ["10.0.26100.33822"], "affected": "< 10.0.26100.33822", "ecosystem": "microsoft"}, {"name": "Windows Server 2019", "fixed": ["10.0.17763.9487"], "affected": "< 10.0.17763.9487", "ecosystem": "microsoft"}, {"name": "Windows Server 2016", "fixed": ["10.0.14393.9688"], "affected": "< 10.0.14393.9688", "ecosystem": "microsoft"}]
ecosystems: []
tags: ["infrastructure", "local-privilege-escalation", "server", "usb-video-driver", "usbvideo.sys", "windows", "workstation"]
not_affected_if: ["no-local-access", "no-local-accounts"]
published_at: "2026-11-10T19:21:53+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-10T19:25:25+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-10T20:19:04+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-95965", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T19:25:25+00:00"}, {"source": "analyst", "url": "https://app.opencve.io/cve/CVE-2026-95965", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T20:19:04+00:00", "cites": ["https://app.opencve.io/cve/CVE-2026-95965", "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-95965"]}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Windows USB Video Driver: heap overflow lets a local user gain higher privileges

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-95965 (this .md is for agents)

A heap-based buffer overflow in the Windows USB Video Driver lets an attacker who already has a local, authorized account raise their privileges. The sources give a CVSS score of 7.8 and do not describe any fix or public exploit.

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

## Affected

- microsoft:Windows 10 22H2 affected < 10.0.19045.7846 fixed 10.0.19045.7846
- microsoft:Windows 11 24H2 affected < 10.0.26100.9974 fixed 10.0.26100.9974
- microsoft:Windows 11 25H2 affected < 10.0.26200.9974 fixed 10.0.26200.9974
- microsoft:Windows 11 23H2 affected < 10.0.22631.7711 fixed 10.0.22631.7711
- microsoft:Windows Server 2022 affected < 10.0.20348.5870 fixed 10.0.20348.5870
- microsoft:Windows Server 2025 affected < 10.0.26100.33822 fixed 10.0.26100.33822
- microsoft:Windows Server 2019 affected < 10.0.17763.9487 fixed 10.0.17763.9487
- microsoft:Windows Server 2016 affected < 10.0.14393.9688 fixed 10.0.14393.9688

## How to check

Run winver or Get-ComputerInfo and compare the OS build with the fixed build for your release: Win11 24H2 10.0.26100.9974, Win11 25H2 10.0.26200.9974, Win11 23H2 10.0.22631.7711, Win10 22H2 10.0.19045.7846, Server 2022 10.0.20348.5870, Server 2025 10.0.26100.33822, Server 2019 10.0.17763.9487, Server 2016 10.0.14393.9688. Builds come from a mirror of the CVE record; confirm on MSRC.

## Fix

Install the November 2026 Windows cumulative update that raises your build to at least the fixed build for your release. KB number not confirmed; see the MSRC page for CVE-2026-95965.

## Timeline

- 2026-11-10T19:25:25+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-95965
- 2026-11-10T20:19:04+00:00 analyst https://app.opencve.io/cve/CVE-2026-95965 — MSRC page is JS-only and unreadable here; builds taken from OpenCVE mirror of Microsoft's CVE record (secondary), so nothing marked verified. Not in KEV, CVSS E:U (exploit unproven). KB numbers not found.

## Documents

- [describes] OpenCVE: CVE-2026-95965 (mirror of Microsoft CVE record) https://app.opencve.io/cve/CVE-2026-95965
- [mentions] NVD: CVE-2026-95965 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-95965

## From the sources

Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows USB Video Driver allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

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