WINDOWS KERNEL · CVE-2026-96129 · Infrastructure
NO FIX YET
A flaw in the Windows kernel lets a user who already has an account on the machine gain higher privileges. The attacker gets elevated rights on the local system.
first public Nov 10, 2026 · 2 sources
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Machines running affected Windows versions where an authorized user can log in locally. The sources do not name the affected Windows builds, so unknown.
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Who cares local-privilege-escalation, windows, windows-kernel
No fix yet, per the sources.
Inclusion of functionality from untrusted control sphere in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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