Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-96162 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-96162 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-96162?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 10 November 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Microsoft Windows <UNKNOWN>.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-96162?
- 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-2026-96162 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access, in an operating system.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-96162?
- Check whether you run Microsoft Windows at an affected version. 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
An incorrect authorization check in the Windows Clipboard Virtual Channel Extension permits privilege escalation from an authenticated local user context. The vulnerability requires the attacker to already have user-level access on the system and can be exploited locally to bypass privilege boundaries. A fix is available from Microsoft.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows <UNKNOWN>
Timeline
- 2026-11-10: disclosed