Nov 2026: Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2026-96026 Published on November 10, 2026
Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Use after free in Windows Installer allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Vulnerability Analysis
Exploitation:
NONE
Automatable:
NO
Technical Impact:
TOTAL
Weakness Types
What is a Dangling pointer Vulnerability?
Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code.
CVE-2026-96026 has been classified to as a Dangling pointer vulnerability or weakness.
Untrusted Pointer Dereference
The program obtains a value from an untrusted source, converts this value to a pointer, and dereferences the resulting pointer.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-96026
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