CVE-2026-96321
Microsoft Windows 10 21h2: out-of-bounds read can lead to information disclosure
- Risk score
- 49/100
- CVSS
- 5.5 v3.1
- Exploit chance (30 days)
- 0.4%
- Published
- 13 Oct 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- Out-of-bounds read in Remote Desktop Display Driver allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
- Affected
- Microsoft Windows 10 21h2
- Fix
- Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Story map
At a glance
Microsoft Windows 10 21h2: Amber, patch this week. Missing authorization in Windows AppX Deployment Extensions allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
The flaws
- CVE-2026-96321: Out-of-bounds read can lead to information disclosure (CVSS 5.5 · EPSS 0%)
- CVE-2026-69945: Missing authorisation (CVSS 8.8 · EPSS 0%)
- CVE-2026-97798: Improper neutralization of argument delimiters in a command ('argument injection') in Windows Error… (CVSS 7.8 · EPSS 0%)
- CVE-2026-70027: Heap buffer overflow (CVSS 7.8 · EPSS 0%)
The fix
Fix: Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
Who is exposed: Microsoft Windows 10 21h2
Where it stands
- No known exploitation
Connects to
- Same weakness: Out-of-bounds read (CWE-125). 348 other warnings in 30 days
- Same product: Earlier Microsoft Windows 10 21h2 warnings. 19 in the last 90 days
Why it is Yellow
- CVSS 5.5 medium
- On your watchlist: windows server
References
Original description
Out-of-bounds read in Remote Desktop Display Driver allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
Last activity 13 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.