CVE-2026-96029
A NVD · · CVE-2026-96029
Admiralty grading (A–F · 1–6)
Source reliability
- A Completely reliable
- B Usually reliable
- C Fairly reliable
- D Not usually reliable
- E Unreliable
- F Cannot be judged
Information credibility
- 1 Confirmed
- 2 Probably true
- 3 Possibly true
- 4 Doubtful
- 5 Improbable
- 6 Cannot be judged
NATO Admiralty (AJP-2.1) grades confidence, independent of the risk score. Cross-source corroboration isn't tracked for non-CVE news, so single-source items are capped at a lower credibility number; a low number does not imply low quality.
Key metrics
- CVSS
- 7.8
- EPSS
- 0%
Key insight
The report only provides the CVE description of a local privilege escalation in Windows Installer; information on active exploitation, attacker TTPs, or affected sectors is missing.
Description
CVE-2026-96029 describes improper access control in Windows Installer. An authorized attacker can thereby elevate privileges locally. The vulnerability affects Windows systems with Windows Installer; the NVD description does not name further product versions or restrictions. The report contains no information on active exploitation, a proof of concept, or inclusion in CISA KEV. The flaw requires local access and existing permissions on the target system.
Risk score
- cvss base
- 78.00
- kev bonus
- 0.00
- epss bonus
- 0.00
- poc bonus
- 0.00
- raw before weight
- 78.00
- industry weight
- 1.21
- freshness factor
- 1.00
- exploitability factor
- 0.75
- days old
- 0.00
- vendor mismatch penalty
- 0.00
Path: operational