CVE-2026-96928
7.8HighPublished 13 Oct 2026 · NVD status: Undergoing Analysis · AI triage by gemini-3.8-flash
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Impact
- Full C/I/A compromise
- Weakness
- CWE-125
Impact
A local attacker with standard user access can elevate privileges to SYSTEM. They need prior authenticated access to execute code locally on the Windows host.
Root cause
An out-of-bounds read flaw in the Windows NTFS driver allows reading past buffer boundaries to achieve privilege escalation.
Affected systems
Versions not listed — check the vendor advisory.
CVSS v3.1 · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Fix & remediation
Apply the official security update from Microsoft for this advisory. No interim mitigation or workaround is provided in the advisory.
AI-suggested. Run it in staging first and check it against the vendor advisory. Why?
NVD description
Out-of-bounds read in Windows NTFS allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.