CVE-2026-96056 · Infrastructure
NO FIX YET
A heap-based buffer overflow in the Windows USB driver lets a user who already has some access on the machine corrupt kernel memory. An attacker can use it to elevate privileges on that Windows system.
first public Nov 10, 2026 · 1 source
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Any Windows machine where a user with local access could plug in or interact with USB devices is in scope; the sources do not list affected builds. Servers without interactive local users are less exposed, but the sources do not say which configurations are safe.
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winver and compare it against the Microsoft security update guide entry for CVE-2026-96056No fix yet, per the sources.
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows USB Driver allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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