{"id":"CVE-2026-96007","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2026-96007"],"related":[],"title":"Windows: Connected Devices Platform service flaw lets local users gain privileges","description":"Use after free in Connected Devices Platform Service (Cdpsvc) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.","summary":"A use-after-free bug in the Windows Connected Devices Platform Service (Cdpsvc) lets a signed-in user corrupt memory and raise their privileges on the same machine. Exploitation requires local access and an existing authorized account.","severity":"high","cvss":7.0,"epss":null,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["cdpsvc","endpoints","infrastructure","local-privilege-escalation","windows"],"not_affected_if":["no-local-accounts"],"how_to_check":"Unknown until Microsoft's Security Update Guide entry for CVE-2026-96007 is readable. Check the MSRC entry for the KB for your Windows build, then compare installed updates (Get-HotFix, or winver for the build). Cdpsvc runs on Windows desktops and servers by default; check Get-Service CDPSvc.","fix":null,"status":"open","published_at":"2026-11-10T19:21:57+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-11-10T19:25:26+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-11-10T19:49:36+00:00","updated_at":"2026-11-10T20:11:34+00:00","category":"infrastructure","confidence":0.4,"triage":{"at":"2026-11-10T19:49:36Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"unknown","reach":"local","title":"Windows: Connected Devices Platform service flaw lets local users gain privileges","impact":"high","summary":"A use-after-free bug in the Windows Connected Devices Platform Service (Cdpsvc) lets a signed-in user corrupt memory and raise their privileges on the same machine. 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The sources do not name affected Windows builds or the fixed update.","user_interaction":"unknown","product_ecosystem":"","needs_special_setup":"unknown","severity_if_unknown":"high"},"cost_usd":0.000668,"input_tokens":4501,"output_tokens":435,"severity_before":"high"},"analyst_status":"done","analyst_note":"Find the Microsoft advisory for CVE-2026-96007 to confirm affected Windows builds and the fixed update.","search":"'-2026':13A,16A '-96007':14A,17A 'access':59B 'account':64B 'allow':74C 'attack':77C 'author':63B,76C 'bug':31B 'cdpsvc':18B,39B,73C 'connect':2A,35B,69C 'corrupt':46B 'cve':12A,15A 'devic':3A,36B,70C 'elev':79C 'endpoint':19B 'escal':24B 'exist':62B 'exploit':56B 'flaw':6A 'free':30B,67C 'gain':10A 'infrastructur':20B 'let':7A,40B 'local':8A,22B,58B,81C 'local-privilege-escal':21B 'machin':55B 'memori':47B 'platform':4A,37B,71C 'privileg':11A,23B,51B,80C 'rais':49B 'requir':57B 'servic':5A,38B,72C 'sign':43B 'signed-in':42B 'use':28B,65C 'use-after-fre':27B 'user':9A,45B 'window':1A,25B,34B","nicknames":[],"mitigations":[],"who_affected":"Windows machines where the Connected Devices Platform Service runs; the flaw needs an account already on the machine and does not reach across the network. The sources do not name affected Windows builds or the fixed update.","tier":"B","verified":{},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"fix_status":"none","audience":"businesses","plain_action":null,"pkeys":[],"ptokens":[],"labels":["cdpsvc","endpoints","high","infrastructure","localprivilegeescalation","windows"],"campaign_type":null,"search_a":"'-2026':13A,16A '-96007':14A,17A 'connect':2A 'cve':12A,15A 'devic':3A 'flaw':6A 'gain':10A 'let':7A 'local':8A 'platform':4A 'privileg':11A 'servic':5A 'user':9A 'window':1A","search_b":"'access':59B 'account':64B 'author':63B 'bug':31B 'cdpsvc':18B,39B 'connect':35B 'corrupt':46B 'devic':36B 'endpoint':19B 'escal':24B 'exist':62B 'exploit':56B 'free':30B 'infrastructur':20B 'let':40B 'local':22B,58B 'local-privilege-escal':21B 'machin':55B 'memori':47B 'platform':37B 'privileg':23B,51B 'rais':49B 'requir':57B 'servic':38B 'sign':43B 'signed-in':42B 'use':28B 'use-after-fre':27B 'user':45B 'window':25B,34B","search_c":"'allow':74C 'attack':77C 'author':76C 'cdpsvc':73C 'connect':69C 'devic':70C 'elev':79C 'free':67C 'local':81C 'platform':71C 'privileg':80C 'servic':72C 'use':65C","cause_entry":null,"cause_path":null,"disclosures_checked_at":null,"first_public_at":"2026-11-10T19:21:57+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-2026-96007","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96007","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-11-10T19:21:57+00:00","modified_at":"2026-11-10T19:21:57+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-11-10T19:25:26+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-11-10T19:25:26+00:00","note":null},{"source":"analyst","external_id":"CVE-2026-96007:2617","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96007","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-11-10T20:11:34+00:00","modified_at":"2026-11-10T20:11:34+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-11-10T20:11:34+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-11-10T20:11:34+00:00","note":"MSRC page is JS-only and returned nothing via web-cli; NVD page returned no text. Search found only sibling Cdpsvc CVEs (e.g. CVE-2026-24292, March 2026), which are not this one. Affected builds and fixed KB not confirmed; nothing marked verified. Needs MSRC entry text (try browser-cli) to settle.","cites":["https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96007"]}],"documents":[{"id":117802,"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96007","title":"NVD: CVE-2026-96007","kind":"advisory","source":"analyst","publisher":null,"text":null,"published_at":null,"relation":"describes","confidence":null,"note":null}],"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"}