Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-95882 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-95882 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-95882?
- Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.8, published 10 November 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Microsoft Windows DirectMusic.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-95882?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-95882 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in an operating system.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-95882?
- Check whether you run Microsoft Windows DirectMusic. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
A stack-based buffer overflow in the Windows DirectMusic component allows network-based code execution without prior authentication. The vulnerability is triggered when the component processes specially crafted input, causing a stack buffer to overflow and enabling arbitrary code execution. No patch information is available yet, though the vulnerability has been publicly disclosed.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows DirectMusic
Timeline
- 2026-11-10: disclosed