CVE-2026-95956
Windows eSCL Scanner Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVE-2026-95956 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21h2, published November 10, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.72%, the 54th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 8.1 HighCVSS 3.1, CVE List
- Exploit chance
- 0.72%EPSS, 54th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
Use after free in Windows eSCL Scanner allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
- microsoft windows 10 version 21h2
- microsoft windows 10 version 22h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 23h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 24h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 25h2
- microsoft windows 11 version 26h1
- microsoft windows 11 version 26h2
- microsoft windows server 2022
- microsoft windows server 2025
- microsoft windows server 2025 (server core installation)
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Windows eSCL Scanner Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows eSCL Scanner allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- Record
CVE-2026-95956- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-10
EUVDEUVD-2026-121759
Use after free in Windows eSCL Scanner allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- Record
EUVD-2026-121759- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-11
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xvj9-v7mj-mq3r
Use after free in Windows eSCL Scanner allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a...
Use after free in Windows eSCL Scanner allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- Record
GHSA-xvj9-v7mj-mq3r- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-10
NVD
Use after free in Windows eSCL Scanner allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- Record
CVE-2026-95956- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-11
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| published | EUVD, NVD | |
| published | EUVD, NVD | |
| aliases, references | GitHub Advisories | |
| cwes, references, severity, title | CVE List | |
| first indexed | EUVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.