CVE-2026-96152 · Infrastructure
NO FIX YET
NVD (CVSS 7.8, local, low privileges, no user interaction) lists a stack-based buffer overflow in Windows Installer that lets an authorized local attacker elevate privileges. No Microsoft page with affected builds, KB or fix could be read; no exploitation or public PoC found.
first public Nov 10, 2026 · 2 sources
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Anyone with a local user account on an affected Windows machine could raise their privileges; the sources do not name the Windows versions or the exact trigger. Systems where people share a machine or run untrusted local code are the ones most exposed. unknown for the rest.
Not affected if no-local-untrusted-users
Who cares local-privilege-escalation, windows, windows-installer
No fix yet, per the sources.
Stack-based buffer overflow in Windows Installer allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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