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-2026-96059
Use-after-free information disclosure in Microsoft HID class driver
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 medium
- EPSS
- —
- Published
- ·
- Modified
AI analysisSummaries by Vani AI
A use-after-free in Microsoft's HID class driver lets an authorized local attacker disclose information. No user interaction is required. Successful exploitation yields high-confidentiality data disclosure only, not integrity or availability impact. Microsoft has not listed affected builds or products beyond the HID class driver.
What to do: Apply Microsoft's update for CVE-2026-96059. No workaround is stated.
| Product | Affected |
|---|---|
| Microsoft HID class driver | — |
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
Use after free in HID class driver allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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