CVE-2026-96949 Windows Universal Disk Format File System Driver (UDFS) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

{
  "id": "2075fbdee0458ddbf257ba315a330b8e4d7524602f3501a6d721a4e189938bf6",
  "url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-96949",
  "method": "llm",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2026-96949 Windows Universal Disk Format File System Driver (UDFS) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability",
    "summary": "An authorized attacker could exploit a use-after-free in the Windows UDFS driver to elevate privileges locally.",
    "evidence": "Use after free in Windows Universal Disk Format File System Driver (UDFS) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.",
    "products": [
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "Windows Universal Disk Format File System Driver (UDFS)",
          "evidence": "Windows Universal Disk Format File System Driver (UDFS)"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [],
        "affected_versions": []
      }
    ],
    "severity": "unknown",
    "fixed_cves": [],
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2026-96949",
        "evidence": "CVE-2026-96949"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": null
  },
  "source_id": "official-microsoft-security-updates",
  "document_id": 25811,
  "published_at": "2026-10-13T14:00:00+00:00"
}