CVE-2026-96078
A NVD · · CVE-2026-96078
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
- 9.8
- EPSS
- 0%
Key insight
A pure NVD record with no indication of active exploitation, PoC or attack campaign , priority derives solely from network exploitability without pre-authentication.
Description
CVE-2026-96078 is a heap-based buffer overflow in the color management component of Microsoft Windows. An unauthenticated attacker can trigger the flaw over the network and thereby execute arbitrary code in the context of the affected process. Windows systems on which the color management library is reachable are affected, typically through the processing of color profile files or related services. At the time of recording, there is no information about active exploitation, a public exploit, or inclusion in the CISA KEV list. The entry originates from the NVD and contains no details on attacker motivation or targeted campaigns.
Risk score
- cvss base
- 98.00
- kev bonus
- 0.00
- epss bonus
- 0.00
- poc bonus
- 0.00
- raw before weight
- 98.00
- industry weight
- 1.21
- freshness factor
- 1.00
- exploitability factor
- 1.00
- days old
- 0.00
- vendor mismatch penalty
- 0.00
Path: operational