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-2026-96174
Local privilege escalation in Desktop Window Manager
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 high
- EPSS
- —
- Published
- ·
- Modified
AI analysisSummaries by Vani AI
Desktop Window Manager can release an invalid pointer or reference. A locally authorized attacker can trigger this without user interaction and elevate privileges on the system. Microsoft has not listed affected or fixed versions.
What to do: Apply Microsoft's update for CVE-2026-96174. No fixed version or workaround is stated.
| Product | Affected |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Desktop Window Manager | — |
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
Release of invalid pointer or reference in Desktop Window Manager allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Weakness
- CWE-763
- 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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