---
id: "CVE-2026-96005"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-96005"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-96005"]
title: "Windows USB Driver: heap overflow lets a local user gain higher privileges"
severity: "high"
cvss: 7.8
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["infrastructure", "usb", "windows"]
not_affected_if: ["patched-by-windows-update"]
published_at: "2026-11-10T19:21:57+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-10T19:25:26+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-10T20:11:12+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96005", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T19:25:26+00:00"}, {"source": "analyst", "url": null, "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T20:11:12+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

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

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-96005 (this .md is for agents)

A heap-based buffer overflow in the Windows USB driver lets an attacker who already has a local account raise their privileges. The sources do not describe a remote trigger.

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

## How to check

Not yet known: open the Microsoft Security Update Guide entry for CVE-2026-96005, find your Windows build in the affected products table, and compare to the installed cumulative update (winver, or Get-HotFix). Patch KB unknown.

## Timeline

- 2026-11-10T19:25:26+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96005
- 2026-11-10T20:11:12+00:00 analyst — MSRC update guide page is JS-only (web-cli empty, browser quota exhausted); no primary text read. Affected builds and KB patch unknown; NVD gives only the description and CVSS 7.8 AV:L/PR:L. Search found no sources or exploitation for this id (sibling USB CVEs are different). Revisit when MSRC page readable.

## From the sources

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

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