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CVE-2026-96951

HIGH CISA KEV
ACT NOW Priority: 0.86 BB Relevance: 70/100
Published: 2026-10-13 Modified: 2026-10-26 First seen: 2026-10-29 Status: active

Attack Surface

Network Low Complexity No Auth Conf. Impact Integ. Impact

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV: Network
AC: Low
PR: None
UI: Required
S: Unchanged
C: High
I: High
A: High

Description

Microsoft Windows Shell contains a command injection vulnerability that allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Vendor / Product Microsoft — Windows
Date Added 2026-10-13
Remediation Due 2026-10-16
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2026-96951 ; BOD 26-04: BOD 26-04: Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk | CISA ; Forensics Triage Requirements: BOD 26-04: Implementation Guidance for Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk | CISA ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96951

Weakness Classification (1)

Affected Software (26)

VendorProductVersion
microsoft outlook_web -
microsoft windows_10_1607 < 10.0.14393.9612
microsoft windows_10_1607 < 10.0.14393.9612
microsoft windows_10_1809 < 10.0.17763.9376
microsoft windows_10_1809 < 10.0.17763.9376
microsoft windows_10_21h2 < 10.0.19044.7807
microsoft windows_10_21h2 < 10.0.19044.7807
microsoft windows_10_21h2 < 10.0.19044.7807
microsoft windows_10_22h2 < 10.0.19045.7807
microsoft windows_10_22h2 < 10.0.19045.7807
microsoft windows_10_22h2 < 10.0.19045.7807
microsoft windows_11_23h2 < 10.0.22631.7652
microsoft windows_11_23h2 < 10.0.22631.7652
microsoft windows_11_24h2 < 10.0.26100.9711
microsoft windows_11_24h2 < 10.0.26100.9711
microsoft windows_11_25h2 < 10.0.26200.9711
microsoft windows_11_25h2 < 10.0.26200.9711
microsoft windows_11_26h1 < 10.0.28000.3231
microsoft windows_11_26h1 < 10.0.28000.3231
microsoft windows_11_26h2 < 10.0.26300.9711
microsoft windows_11_26h2 < 10.0.26300.9711
microsoft windows_server_2012 r2
microsoft windows_server_2016 < 10.0.14393.9612
microsoft windows_server_2019 < 10.0.17763.9376
microsoft windows_server_2022 < 10.0.20348.5761
microsoft windows_server_2025 < 10.0.26100.33650

References & Advisories (2)

Bug Bounty Relevance

70 / 100
✓ Network accessible
✓ No authentication
✓ Low complexity
✓ Known exploited (KEV)

CVSS Score

8.8 / 10.0 v3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

EPSS — Exploitation Probability

9.81%
Raw Score 0.098130
Percentile 95.5%
Date 2026-10-28

Intelligence Sources

kev ref →
mitre ref →

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