CVE-2026-96005
A NVD · · CVE-2026-96005
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 contains only the NVD description of a local privilege escalation in the Windows USB driver and no indication of active exploitation, exploit code, or threat actors.
Description
CVE-2026-96005 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in the Windows USB Driver. An authorized attacker with local user privileges can thereby elevate privileges on the affected system. The NVD entry mentions neither active exploitation nor public exploit code nor inclusion in KEV. Windows systems with the vulnerable USB driver are affected; details on CVSS, patch status, or exact attack prerequisites are not further elaborated in the report.
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 threat exploits a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the Windows USB Driver (CVE-2026-96005) to execute arbitrary code and elevate privileges from a local authorized user context. | high | llm |