November 2026 Patch Tuesday lists dozens of Microsoft flaws
The excerpt lists 57 CVEs, including CVSS 9.8 remote code execution bugs rated exploitation less likely.
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CVE-2026-95963
Local privilege escalation via link following in Data Sharing Service Client
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 high
- EPSS
- —
- Published
- ·
- Modified
AI analysisSummaries by Vani AI
Data Sharing Service Client follows links improperly before file access (CWE-59). An attacker who already has a local account can trigger this without further user interaction and gain high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact—local privilege elevation. Microsoft has not listed affected builds or fixed versions.
What to do: Apply Microsoft's update for CVE-2026-95963. No fixed version or workaround is stated.
| Product | Affected |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Data Sharing Service Client | — |
Estimated exposure
No basis for an estimate.
Order-of-magnitude estimate by the model from install counts, market share and public scan data it knows; verify before quoting.
Description · NVD
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Data Sharing Service Client allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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2 storiesMicrosoft November 2026 Patch Tuesday covers dozens of Windows flaws
The visible Rapid7 list includes several 9.8 remote code execution bugs; each entry is marked not publicly disclosed.
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