---
id: "CVE-2026-96179"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-96179"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-96179"]
title: "Windows DNS Server: use-after-free lets a local user gain privileges"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 6.7
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["dns-server", "infrastructure", "windows"]
not_affected_if: ["no-dns-server-role"]
published_at: "2026-11-10T19:22:18+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-10T19:25:33+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-10T19:55:49+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96179", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T19:25:33+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Windows DNS Server: use-after-free lets a local user gain privileges

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-96179 (this .md is for agents)

A use-after-free bug in the Windows DNS Server lets an attacker who already has authorized access on the machine raise their privileges. The NVD entry rates it medium with a CVSS score of 6.7.

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

## Timeline

- 2026-11-10T19:25:33+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96179

## From the sources

Use after free in DNS Server allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

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