# CVE-2026-96202: Windows Raw Image Extension heap-based buffer overflow

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-96202-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-windows-raw-image-extension-allows  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-10-13. Updated: 2026-10-29  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-96202 · Severity: high · CVSS 8.8 · Published 2026-10-13

Windows Raw Image Extension contains a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code on a computer over a network. This could enable an attacker to take complete control of an affected system without requiring any user interaction or credentials.

Technologies: [Microsoft Windows Raw Image Extension](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/windows-raw-image-extension). Vendors: [Microsoft](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/microsoft).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-96202 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-96202 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-96202?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.8, published 13 October 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Microsoft Windows Raw Image Extension.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-96202?** 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-2026-96202 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in an operating system.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-96202?** Check whether you run Microsoft Windows Raw Image Extension. 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 heap-based buffer overflow exists in Windows Raw Image Extension, exploitable over the network with a CVSS score of 8.8. The vulnerability allows remote code execution without requiring authentication or user interaction, giving an attacker full system compromise capability.

## Affected products

- Microsoft Windows Raw Image Extension

## Timeline

- 2026-10-13: disclosed

## References

- [https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-96202](https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-96202)

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