CVE-2026-96038
A NVD · · CVE-2026-96038
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 merely describes a local privilege escalation in the Windows Audio Service and provides no indication of active exploitation, attack campaigns, or specific TTPs.
Description
The vulnerability CVE-2026-96038 affects the Windows Audio Service and is classified as inclusion of functionality from an untrusted control sphere. An authorized attacker can thereby escalate privileges locally. The report originates from the NVD and contains no information on active exploitation, a proof of concept, or specific attack tactics. Affected Windows versions and a CVSS score are not stated in the short description.
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 | Exploiting CVE-2026-96038 in Windows Audio Service to elevate privileges locally | high | llm |