WINDOWS GRAPHICS KERNEL · CVE-2026-96171 · Infrastructure
NO FIX YET
A use-after-free bug in the Windows Graphics Kernel lets an attacker who already has a local account elevate their privileges. The attacker gets the rights of a higher-privileged account on the same machine.
first public Nov 10, 2026 · 1 source
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Windows machines where a person can already log in or run code locally; the sources do not list affected builds. Machines with no untrusted local users are at lower risk, but the sources do not say more.
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Unknown from the sources. In the analyst’s queue.
No fix yet, per the sources.
Use after free in Windows Graphics Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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