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CVE-2026-96852 Windows TCP/IP Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Type: advisorySources: Microsoft security updates

A use-after-free vulnerability in Windows TCP/IP allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Products
Windows TCP/IP
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-96852
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
5 Nov 2026, 16:19 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2026-96852 Windows TCP/IP Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

official-microsoft-security-updates · Original source

Published 13 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC

A use-after-free vulnerability in Windows TCP/IP allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Use after free in Windows TCP/IP allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Windows TCP/IP

Fixed versions: Not specified

Prerequisites: authorized attacker; locally

Complete source record
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