---
id: "CVE-2026-96124"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-96124"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-96124"]
title: "Windows Graphics Kernel: 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: ["infrastructure", "local-privilege-escalation", "windows", "windows-graphics-kernel"]
not_affected_if: ["no-local-untrusted-users"]
published_at: "2026-11-10T19:22:09+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-10T19:25:31+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-10T19:52:44+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96124", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T19:25:31+00:00"}, {"source": "analyst", "url": null, "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T19:52:44+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Windows Graphics Kernel: use-after-free lets a local user gain privileges

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-96124 (this .md is for agents)

A use-after-free bug in the Windows Graphics Kernel lets an attacker who already has a local account raise their privileges. The sources do not describe the exploit path or which Windows builds are affected.

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

## How to check

Run winver, then look up CVE-2026-96124 in the Microsoft Security Update Guide (msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide) for your Windows edition and compare your build with the fixed build. Installing the November 2026 cumulative update is the likely fix, but this is unconfirmed.

## Timeline

- 2026-11-10T19:25:31+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96124
- 2026-11-10T19:52:44+00:00 analyst — Could not read the MSRC entry (JS-only page, CVRF API and browser unavailable); NVD page empty. Builds, KB and fix still unknown. Nothing in November 2026 Patch Tuesday coverage mentions this CVE or says it is exploited. Needs the MSRC entry's affected-products table and KB numbers.

## From the sources

Use after free in Windows Graphics Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

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