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CVE-2026-96219

9.8 critical SSVC exploitation: none Analyzed

Out-of-bounds write in Windows Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

Fix

Microsoft's update · Important

  • KB5127646 — Windows 11 Version 26H1, Windows 11 version 26H1 · build 10.0.28000.3231 · restart required
  • KB5126651 — Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 Version 1809, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) · build 10.0.17763.9376 · restart required
  • KB5126657 — Windows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 Version 21H2 · build 10.0.19044.7807 · restart required
  • KB5126657 — Windows 10 Version 22H2 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 Version 22H2 · build 10.0.19045.7807 · restart required
  • KB5126655 — Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation) · build 10.0.20348.5761 · restart required
  • KB5126653 — Windows 11 Version 23H2 · build 10.0.22631.7652 · restart required
  • KB5127648 — Windows 11 Version 24H2 · build 10.0.26100.9711 · restart required
  • KB5127648 — Windows 11 Version 25H2 · build 10.0.26200.9711 · restart required
  • KB5127648 — Windows 11 Version 26H2 · build 10.0.26300.9711 · restart required
  • KB5126646 — Windows Server 2025, Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation) · build 10.0.26100.33650 · restart required

From the 2026-Oct release note of Microsoft's Security Update Guide, revised 2026-10-28 · Exploitation Less Likely.

Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 1

STIG rules that mitigate this class

Credential Guard isolates NTLM hashes and Kerberos tickets from the LSASS process the class of flaw reads. Microsoft Learn, "Credential Guard overview" (the owner's mapping, data/mitigations.yaml: credential-guard)

  • WN11-CC-000075 CAT I Credential Guard must be running on Windows 11 systems. Microsoft Windows 11

Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.

Change history 3

  1. Cpes+21 CPE criteria (now 21)NVD modified 2026-10-16 14:56
  2. StatusUndergoing Analysis → AnalyzedNVD modified 2026-10-16 14:56
  3. First seenCVSS 9.8NVD modified 2026-10-14 04:18

Affected (CPE criteria) 21

  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_23h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_23h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_24h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_24h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_25h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_25h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_26h1:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_26h1:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_26h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_26h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2025:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*

References 1