CVE-2026-96062
A NVD · · CVE-2026-96062
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 NVD entry contains no information beyond the patch details indicating active exploitation, exploit code, or KEV inclusion.
Description
CVE-2026-96062 is a heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Installer. An authorized attacker can use it to elevate privileges locally. Exploitation requires local access or an authenticated session. The NVD entry does not mention active exploitation, exploit code, or KEV inclusion. The affected component is Windows Installer in Microsoft Windows.
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 | The attacker exploits a heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Installer (CVE-2026-96062) to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges, escalating from a local authorized user to higher integrity level. | high | llm |