{"id":"CVE-2026-95973","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2026-95973"],"related":[],"title":"Windows Graphics Kernel: pointer flaw lets a local user gain higher privileges","description":"Untrusted pointer dereference in Windows Graphics Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.","summary":"An untrusted pointer dereference in the Windows Graphics Kernel lets an attacker who already has a local account elevate their privileges. The sources do not describe the trigger or the affected Windows builds.","severity":"high","cvss":7.0,"epss":null,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["infrastructure","local-privilege-escalation","windows"],"not_affected_if":[],"how_to_check":"Unknown until Microsoft's advisory lists builds. Meanwhile, check Windows Update history and install the November 2026 cumulative update if it is offered; compare the OS build (winver) with the fixed build in the MSRC Update Guide entry for CVE-2026-95973.","fix":"Unknown: Microsoft's advisory was not readable. Likely fixed in the November 2026 Windows cumulative update, not confirmed.","status":"open","published_at":"2026-11-10T19:21:53+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-11-10T19:25:25+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-11-10T19:49:42+00:00","updated_at":"2026-11-10T20:17:34+00:00","category":"infrastructure","confidence":0.4,"triage":{"at":"2026-11-10T19:49:42Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"unknown","reach":"local","title":"Windows Graphics Kernel: pointer flaw lets a local user gain higher privileges","impact":"high","summary":"An untrusted pointer dereference in the Windows Graphics Kernel lets an attacker who already has a local account elevate their privileges. The sources do not describe the trigger or the affected Windows builds.","audience":"businesses","category":"infrastructure","nicknames":[],"who_cares":["windows"],"confidence":0.5,"fix_status":"unknown","needs_auth":"yes","worst_case":"local user gains SYSTEM-level privileges on the machine","analyst_note":"Find Microsoft's advisory for CVE-2026-95973 to confirm affected Windows builds and the patch.","how_to_check":"- unknown","plain_action":"","product_name":"","needs_analyst":true,"not_affected_if":[],"who_is_affected":"Anyone running a Windows machine where an untrusted local user could log on; the sources do not list affected builds. unknown","user_interaction":"unknown","product_ecosystem":"","needs_special_setup":"unknown","severity_if_unknown":"high"},"cost_usd":0.000651,"input_tokens":4498,"output_tokens":402,"severity_before":"high"},"analyst_status":"done","analyst_note":"Find Microsoft's advisory for CVE-2026-95973 to confirm affected Windows builds and the patch.","search":"'-2026':14A,17A '-95973':15A,18A 'account':42B 'affect':55B 'allow':65C 'alreadi':38B 'attack':36B,68C 'author':67C 'build':57B 'cve':13A,16A 'derefer':28B,60C 'describ':50B 'elev':43B,70C 'escal':23B 'flaw':5A 'gain':10A 'graphic':2A,32B,63C 'higher':11A 'infrastructur':19B 'kernel':3A,33B,64C 'let':6A,34B 'local':8A,21B,41B,72C 'local-privilege-escal':20B 'pointer':4A,27B,59C 'privileg':12A,22B,45B,71C 'sourc':47B 'trigger':52B 'untrust':26B,58C 'user':9A 'window':1A,24B,31B,56B,62C","nicknames":[],"mitigations":[],"who_affected":"Windows machines where an untrusted or low-privileged local user can log on (shared workstations, terminal servers, build or CI hosts). Affected builds are not confirmed. Single-user machines with no untrusted code are lower risk, since the attacker needs a local account first.","tier":"B","verified":{},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"fix_status":"none","audience":"businesses","plain_action":null,"pkeys":[],"ptokens":[],"labels":["high","infrastructure","localprivilegeescalation","windows"],"campaign_type":null,"search_a":"'-2026':14A,17A '-95973':15A,18A 'cve':13A,16A 'flaw':5A 'gain':10A 'graphic':2A 'higher':11A 'kernel':3A 'let':6A 'local':8A 'pointer':4A 'privileg':12A 'user':9A 'window':1A","search_b":"'account':42B 'affect':55B 'alreadi':38B 'attack':36B 'build':57B 'derefer':28B 'describ':50B 'elev':43B 'escal':23B 'graphic':32B 'infrastructur':19B 'kernel':33B 'let':34B 'local':21B,41B 'local-privilege-escal':20B 'pointer':27B 'privileg':22B,45B 'sourc':47B 'trigger':52B 'untrust':26B 'window':24B,31B,56B","search_c":"'allow':65C 'attack':68C 'author':67C 'derefer':60C 'elev':70C 'graphic':63C 'kernel':64C 'local':72C 'pointer':59C 'privileg':71C 'untrust':58C 'window':62C","cause_entry":null,"cause_path":null,"disclosures_checked_at":null,"first_public_at":"2026-11-10T19:21:53+00:00","kev":null,"cvss_vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cvss_by":"secure@microsoft.com","poc_count":0,"sources":[{"source":"nvd","external_id":"CVE-2026-95973","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-95973","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-11-10T19:21:53+00:00","modified_at":"2026-11-10T19:21:53+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-11-10T19:25:25+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-11-10T19:25:25+00:00","note":null},{"source":"analyst","external_id":"CVE-2026-95973:2633","url":null,"severity":null,"published_at":"2026-11-10T20:17:34+00:00","modified_at":"2026-11-10T20:17:34+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-11-10T20:17:34+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-11-10T20:17:34+00:00","note":"MSRC page and NVD page returned no text; search found no page for this CVE (only sibling Graphics Kernel CVEs). Affected builds and patch unconfirmed. Likely November 2026 Patch Tuesday (published 2026-11-10) but not read from Microsoft. Revisit when MSRC entry is readable."}],"documents":[],"disclosures":[],"exploit_sources":[],"notice":"Free to read, with fair use of about 60 pages a minute. For higher limits or API access: sales@infrastack.ai"}