CVE-2026-96016
Windows Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2026-96016 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24h2, published November 10, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.31%, the 24th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 7.8 HighCVSS 3.1, CVE List
- Exploit chance
- 0.31%EPSS, 24th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Windows Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-96016- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-122
- Updated
- 2026-11-10
EUVDEUVD-2026-121776
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
EUVD-2026-121776- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-11
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jhr9-8g58-j5gr
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) allows...
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
GHSA-jhr9-8g58-j5gr- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-122
- Updated
- 2026-11-10
NVD
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-96016- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-122
- Updated
- 2026-11-11
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| published | EUVD | |
| 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.