---
id: "CVE-2026-96086"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-96086"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-96086"]
title: "Windows WLAN Service: out-of-bounds read lets nearby attacker crash wireless"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 6.5
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["infrastructure", "wifi", "windows"]
not_affected_if: ["no-wlan-adapter", "wireless-disabled"]
published_at: "2026-11-10T19:22:07+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-10T19:25:30+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-10T19:56:08+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96086", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T19:25:30+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Windows WLAN Service: out-of-bounds read lets nearby attacker crash wireless

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-96086 (this .md is for agents)

A memory read past the end of a buffer in the Windows WLAN Service can be triggered by an unauthorized attacker on an adjacent wireless network. The result is a denial of service, meaning the wireless service can be made to fail.

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

## Timeline

- 2026-11-10T19:25:30+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96086

## From the sources

Out-of-bounds read in Windows WLAN Service allows an unauthorized attacker to deny service over an adjacent network.

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