---
id: "CVE-2026-96129"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-96129"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-96129"]
title: "Windows Kernel: authorized local user can elevate privileges to system"
severity: "high"
cvss: 7.8
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: [{"name": "Windows Kernel", "fixed": [], "affected": "", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: ["vendor"]
tags: ["infrastructure", "local-privilege-escalation", "windows", "windows-kernel"]
not_affected_if: ["no-local-access"]
published_at: "2026-11-10T19:22:10+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-10T19:25:31+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-10T19:45:00+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96129", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T19:25:31+00:00"}, {"source": "analyst", "url": null, "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T19:45:00+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Windows Kernel: authorized local user can elevate privileges to system

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-96129 (this .md is for agents)

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.

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

## Affected

- vendor:Windows Kernel affected range not listed fixed no fixed version listed

## How to check

Affected builds unknown. Look up CVE-2026-96129 in the Microsoft Security Update Guide for your Windows build, and check installed updates with: Get-HotFix (PowerShell) against the KB the advisory lists.

## Timeline

- 2026-11-10T19:25:31+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96129
- 2026-11-10T19:45:00+00:00 analyst — MSRC page is JS-only (loads empty), NVD page and CVRF API returned nothing; no affected builds, KB or fix readable. Nothing verified. Revisit when MSRC/Patch Tuesday data is available.

## From the sources

Inclusion of functionality from untrusted control sphere in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

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