---
id: "CVE-2026-96055"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-96055"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-96055"]
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", "local", "privilege-escalation", "usb", "windows"]
not_affected_if: ["no-local-untrusted-users"]
published_at: "2026-11-10T19:22:02+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-10T19:25:28+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-10T19:58:02+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96055", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T19:25:28+00:00"}, {"source": "analyst", "url": null, "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T19:58:02+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

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

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-96055 (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 give no more detail about the trigger or the affected Windows versions.

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

## How to check

Unknown: affected Windows builds not found. Look up CVE-2026-96055 in the Microsoft Security Update Guide and compare your installed KB (Get-HotFix) with the listed patch.

## Timeline

- 2026-11-10T19:25:28+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96055
- 2026-11-10T19:58:02+00:00 analyst — Could not read primary source: MSRC update guide and CVRF returned empty (JS-only), NVD page empty, no web results for this id. No versions, KB or exploitation info found; nothing verified. Needs MSRC page read to settle affected builds and KB.

## From the sources

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

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