---
id: "CVE-2026-96037"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-96037"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-96037"]
title: "Windows User Manager Service: 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 User Manager Service", "fixed": [], "affected": "", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: ["vendor"]
tags: ["infrastructure", "windows"]
not_affected_if: []
published_at: "2026-11-10T19:22:00+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-10T19:25:28+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-10T20:03:40+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96037", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T19:25:28+00:00"}, {"source": "analyst", "url": null, "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T20:03:40+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Windows User Manager Service: heap overflow lets a local user gain higher privileges

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-96037 (this .md is for agents)

A heap-based buffer overflow in the Windows User Manager Service lets an attacker who already has a local account raise their privileges. The sources do not describe the exact trigger or affected builds.

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

## Affected

- vendor:Windows User Manager Service affected range not listed fixed no fixed version listed

## Timeline

- 2026-11-10T19:25:28+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96037
- 2026-11-10T20:03:40+00:00 analyst — No Microsoft advisory retrievable: MSRC update-guide page is JS-only and returned empty, NVD page empty, web search found nothing for this id (similar ids 96937/62832 are different CVEs). Affected builds, KB and fix remain unknown; nothing verified. Settle by reading the MSRC page for the CVE in a browser or the Nov 2026 CVRF.

## From the sources

Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows User Manager Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

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