---
id: "CVE-2026-96072"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-96072"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-96072"]
title: "Windows telemetry service: use-after-free lets a local user gain privileges"
severity: "high"
cvss: 7.0
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["endpoints", "infrastructure", "windows"]
not_affected_if: ["fully-patched", "no-local-accounts"]
published_at: "2026-11-10T19:22:04+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-10T19:25:29+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-10T19:54:43+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96072", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T19:25:29+00:00"}, {"source": "analyst", "url": null, "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T19:54:43+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Windows telemetry service: use-after-free lets a local user gain privileges

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-96072 (this .md is for agents)

A memory bug in the Windows Connected User Experiences and Telemetry component lets an attacker who already has a local account free memory it still uses. The attacker can use that to raise their privileges on the machine.

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

## How to check

- Run winver (or Get-ComputerInfo) for the build and compare it with the Microsoft Security Update Guide entry for CVE-2026-96072, which lists the fixed KB per Windows version. - Confirm the latest cumulative update is installed (Settings > Windows Update > Update history).

## Timeline

- 2026-11-10T19:25:29+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96072
- 2026-11-10T19:54:43+00:00 analyst — MSRC page is JS-only and returned no text via web-cli; NVD page empty. No affected builds or KB found; nothing verified. Not exploited, no PoC known. Fix status left unknown; settle by reading the MSRC Security Update Guide entry in a browser.

## From the sources

Use after free in Windows Connected User Experiences and Telemetry allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

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