CVE-2026-96172 · Infrastructure
NO FIX YET · SEE WHAT TO DO
Microsoft rates this Desktop Window Manager flaw Important (CVSS 7.8). A local attacker with a low-privileged account who exploits it could gain SYSTEM privileges. The weakness is CWE-763 (release of invalid pointer or reference). Microsoft says it is not publicly disclosed or exploited and rates exploitation less likely. It was published in the November 2026 release.
first public Nov 10, 2026 · 2 sources
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Windows systems where users or software without full trust can run code locally, such as shared workstations, RDP/terminal servers, VDI and developer machines. An attacker needs an existing low-privileged local account. The affected Windows versions are unknown from the sources I read. Single-user machines with no untrusted code are lower risk, but should still patch.
Not affected if no-local-untrusted-users
Who cares desktop-window-manager, local, privilege-escalation, windows
No cwe for this issue in Desktop Window Manager allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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