---
id: "CVE-2026-96162"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-96162"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-96162"]
title: "Windows: clipboard virtual channel flaw lets a local user gain privileges"
severity: "high"
cvss: 7.8
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["infrastructure", "local-privilege-escalation", "rdp", "remote-desktop", "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: "2026-11-10T19:42:18+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96162", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T19:25:32+00:00"}, {"source": "analyst", "url": null, "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T19:42:18+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Windows: clipboard virtual channel flaw lets a local user gain privileges

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-96162 (this .md is for agents)

The Windows Clipboard Virtual Channel Extension has an incorrect authorization check that lets an already-authorized user raise their privileges on the machine. An attacker needs a local foothold on the system to use it.

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

## Timeline

- 2026-11-10T19:25:32+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96162
- 2026-11-10T19:42:18+00:00 analyst — Could not read the MSRC Update Guide page, the NVD page or any mirror for this CVE (they return empty or JS-only). Search found no source naming affected builds or KBs. Nothing verified; fix and affected versions are unknown. Settling it needs the MSRC entry for CVE-2026-96162 or the November 2026 Patch Tuesday KB list. Triage summary (local authorized user, incorrect authorization, RDP clipboard channel) is unconfirmed. Not to be confused with CVE-2026-85912 (Clipboard User Service, Oct 2026), which is a different bug.

## From the sources

Incorrect authorization in Windows Clipboard Virtual Channel Extension allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

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