---
id: "CVE-2026-96993"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-96993"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-96993"]
title: "Windows Performance Monitor: invalid pointer release lets attackers run code remotely"
severity: "high"
cvss: 7.5
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: [{"name": "Windows Performance Monitor", "fixed": [], "affected": "", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: ["vendor"]
tags: ["infrastructure", "performance-monitor", "windows"]
not_affected_if: []
published_at: "2026-11-10T19:22:22+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-10T19:25:34+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-10T19:44:13+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96993", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T19:25:34+00:00"}, {"source": "analyst", "url": null, "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T19:44:13+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Windows Performance Monitor: invalid pointer release lets attackers run code remotely

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-96993 (this .md is for agents)

Windows Performance Monitor releases an invalid pointer or reference, a memory-safety bug. An unauthorized attacker can execute code over the network.

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

## Affected

- vendor:Windows Performance Monitor affected range not listed fixed no fixed version listed

## How to check

Unknown until the Microsoft Security Update Guide entry for CVE-2026-96993 is readable. Check it for affected Windows builds and KB numbers, then compare your build (winver) against the fixed build.

## Timeline

- 2026-11-10T19:25:34+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96993
- 2026-11-10T19:44:13+00:00 analyst — Could not read MSRC page (empty via web-cli) or NVD (empty body); searches found no page for this id (only sibling Perf Monitor CVE-2026-69324, a local EoP, different bug). No affected builds, KBs or fixes confirmed; left unknown. Needs MSRC entry text to settle. Nothing verified.

## From the sources

Release of invalid pointer or reference in Windows Performance Monitor allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

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