CVE-2026-95965
A NVD · · CVE-2026-95965
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
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Key metrics
- CVSS
- 7.8
- EPSS
- 0%
Key insight
The report merely adds patch information about the existence of a local privilege escalation in the Windows USB Video Driver; there is no indication of active exploitation.
Description
Vulnerability CVE-2026-95965 is a heap-based buffer overflow in the Windows USB Video Driver. An attacker with existing local privileges can thereby elevate their rights on the affected system. Windows systems with the vulnerable driver are affected; so far there are no indications of active exploitation, a public PoC, or KEV inclusion. The flaw is a local privilege escalation case and requires authorized access to the target system. The report does not provide details on exploited versions or attack chains.
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
MITRE ATT&CK mapping
1 TTPProcedure details
| Technique | Tactic | Procedure | Conf. | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation | Privilege Escalation | An authorized local attacker exploits a heap-based buffer overflow in the Windows USB Video Driver to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges, leveraging the vulnerability to escalate from a lower-privileged account to SYSTEM. | high | llm |