---
id: "CVE-2026-96150"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-96150"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-96150"]
title: "Windows Codecs Library: uninitialized memory lets a local user read data"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 5.6
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["codecs", "infrastructure", "windows"]
not_affected_if: ["no-local-accounts"]
published_at: "2026-11-10T19:22:12+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-10T19:25:31+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-10T20:00:13+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96150", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T19:25:31+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Windows Codecs Library: uninitialized memory lets a local user read data

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-96150 (this .md is for agents)

Microsoft's Windows Codecs Library reads a resource that was never initialized, which can leak memory contents. An authorized attacker with a local account can read information they should not see.

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

## Timeline

- 2026-11-10T19:25:31+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96150

## From the sources

Use of uninitialized resource in Microsoft Windows Codecs Library allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.

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