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CVE-2026-96931 Windows NTFS Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Type: advisorySources: Microsoft security updates

An untrusted pointer dereference in Windows NTFS could let an authorized attacker elevate privileges locally.

Products
Windows NTFS
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-96931
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
5 Nov 2026, 17:20 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2026-96931 Windows NTFS Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

official-microsoft-security-updates · Original source

Published 13 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC

An untrusted pointer dereference in Windows NTFS could let an authorized attacker elevate privileges locally.

Untrusted pointer dereference in Windows NTFS allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Windows NTFS

Fixed versions: Not specified

Complete source record
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  },
  "source_id": "official-microsoft-security-updates",
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  "published_at": "2026-10-13T14:00:00+00:00"
}