---
id: "CVE-2026-95973"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-95973"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-95973"]
title: "Windows Graphics Kernel: pointer flaw lets a local user gain higher privileges"
severity: "high"
cvss: 7.0
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["infrastructure", "local-privilege-escalation", "windows"]
not_affected_if: []
published_at: "2026-11-10T19:21:53+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-10T19:25:25+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-10T20:17:34+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-95973", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T19:25:25+00:00"}, {"source": "analyst", "url": null, "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T20:17:34+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Windows Graphics Kernel: pointer flaw lets a local user gain higher privileges

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-95973 (this .md is for agents)

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.

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

## 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.

## Timeline

- 2026-11-10T19:25:25+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-95973
- 2026-11-10T20:17:34+00:00 analyst — 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.

## From the sources

Untrusted pointer dereference in Windows Graphics Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

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