---
id: "CVE-2026-96160"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-96160"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-96160"]
title: "Windows Graphics Kernel: out-of-bounds read lets a local user gain privileges"
severity: "high"
cvss: 7.8
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: [{"name": "Windows Graphics Kernel", "fixed": [], "affected": "", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: ["vendor"]
tags: ["infrastructure", "windows"]
not_affected_if: []
published_at: "2026-11-10T19:22:13+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-10T19:25:32+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-10T19:41:50+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96160", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T19:25:32+00:00"}, {"source": "analyst", "url": null, "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T19:41:50+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Windows Graphics Kernel: out-of-bounds read lets a local user gain privileges

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-96160 (this .md is for agents)

A flaw in the Windows Graphics Kernel lets an attacker who already has a local account read memory past the end of a buffer. The sources say this lets the attacker elevate privileges on the same machine.

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

## Affected

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

## How to check

Unknown until MSRC lists affected builds and KBs. Check Windows Update history on each machine against the KB in Microsoft's advisory for CVE-2026-96160.

## Fix

Unknown: apply Microsoft's November 2026 cumulative update once the advisory lists the KB for your Windows version.

## Timeline

- 2026-11-10T19:25:32+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96160
- 2026-11-10T19:41:50+00:00 analyst — MSRC page (msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-96160) is JS-only; WebFetch returned empty and the browser session died, so only the title was seen: 'Windows Graphics Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. No affected builds, KBs or fixed versions read; nothing verified. CVSS 7.8 local, low privileges, from secure@microsoft.com. No exploitation or PoC recorded. X and web search not tried. Resolve by reading the MSRC page or CVRF entry for the Nov 2026 Patch Tuesday. fix_status reset from none to unknown, since no vendor page backs 'none'.

## From the sources

Out-of-bounds read in Windows Graphics Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

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