CVE-2026-96115
Windows DHCP Client Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2026-96115 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.0) 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 0.44%, the 38th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 8.0 HighCVSS 3.1, CVE List
- Exploit chance
- 0.44%EPSS, 38th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
Double free in Windows DHCP Client allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over an adjacent network.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- 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 DHCP Client Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Double free in Windows DHCP Client allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over an adjacent network.
- Record
CVE-2026-96115- CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-415, CWE-122
- Updated
- 2026-11-10
EUVDEUVD-2026-121484
Double free in Windows DHCP Client allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over an adjacent network.
- Record
EUVD-2026-121484- CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/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-mm99-92cv-9qwh
Double free in Windows DHCP Client allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over an...
Double free in Windows DHCP Client allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over an adjacent network.
- Record
GHSA-mm99-92cv-9qwh- CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-122
- Updated
- 2026-11-10
NVD
Double free in Windows DHCP Client allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over an adjacent network.
- Record
CVE-2026-96115- CVSS 3.1
- 8.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-122, CWE-415
- 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.