Medium 4.7Published Oct 13, 2026

CVE-2026-96853Windows Win32 Kernel Subsystem Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 26, 2026, 7:30 PM ET)

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Every CVE for Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607

Exploited in the last 30 days

Time-of-check time-of-use (toctou) race condition in Windows Win32 Kernel Subsystem allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.

CVSS: 4.7 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-367
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: microsoft
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Oct 26, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 13, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 microsoft:windows_10_1607	from 10.0.14393.0 before 10.0.14393.9612	CNA record
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 microsoft:windows_10_1809	from 10.0.17763.0 before 10.0.17763.9376	CNA record
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2 microsoft:windows_10_21h2	from 10.0.19044.0 before 10.0.19044.7807	CNA record
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2 microsoft:windows_10_22h2	from 10.0.19045.0 before 10.0.19045.7807	CNA record
Microsoft Windows 11 version 23H2 microsoft:windows_11_23h2	from 10.0.22631.0 before 10.0.22631.7652	CNA record
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2 microsoft:windows_11_24h2	from 10.0.26100.0 before 10.0.26100.9711	CNA record
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 25H2 microsoft:windows_11_25h2	from 10.0.26200.0 before 10.0.26200.9711	CNA record
Microsoft Windows 11 version 26H1 microsoft:windows_11_26h1	from 10.0.28000.0 before 10.0.28000.3231	CNA record
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 26H2 microsoft:windows_11_26h2	from 10.0.26300.0 before 10.0.26300.9711	CNA record
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 microsoft:windows_server_2012 (from the name)	from 6.2.9200.0 before 6.2.9200.26434	CNA record
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References

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-96853	vendor-advisory, patch

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