---
id: "CVE-2026-96153"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-96153"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-96153"]
title: "Windows Error Reporting heap overflow lets a local user gain higher privileges"
severity: "high"
cvss: 7.0
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["infrastructure", "windows"]
not_affected_if: ["no-local-untrusted-users"]
published_at: "2026-11-10T19:22:12+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-10T19:25:32+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-10T19:51:22+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96153", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T19:25:32+00:00"}, {"source": "analyst", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96153", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T19:51:22+00:00", "cites": ["https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96153"]}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Windows Error Reporting heap overflow lets a local user gain higher privileges

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-96153 (this .md is for agents)

Windows Error Reporting has a heap-based buffer overflow. An attacker with an existing local account can use it to elevate their privileges on the machine.

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

## How to check

Unknown: affected builds not confirmed. Look up CVE-2026-96153 in the Microsoft Security Update Guide, then compare your Windows build (winver) with the fixed build listed there and check installed KBs with Get-HotFix.

## Fix

Unknown: install the November 2026 Microsoft security update for your Windows version once the Update Guide lists the KB for CVE-2026-96153.

## Timeline

- 2026-11-10T19:25:32+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96153
- 2026-11-10T19:51:22+00:00 analyst https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96153 — Could not read MSRC (JS-only page; CVRF too large) or NVD body via WebFetch; no builds/KB confirmed, nothing verified. NVD linked as describes. Fix and affected builds unknown: settle with MSRC Update Guide entry for this CVE. web-cli tool unavailable, X not checked. CVSS 7.0 AV:L/AC:H/PR:L, no exploitation recorded.

## Documents

- [describes] NVD CVE-2026-96153 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96153

## From the sources

Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Error Reporting allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

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