CVE-2026-96853
Microsoft Windows 10 1607: information disclosure
- Risk score
- 41/100
- CVSS
- 4.7 v3.1
- Exploit chance (30 days)
- 0.2%
- Published
- 13 Oct 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- Time-of-check time-of-use (toctou) race condition in Windows Win32 Kernel Subsystem allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
- Affected
- Microsoft Windows 10 1607
- Fix
- Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Story map
At a glance
Microsoft Windows 10 1607: Red, act today. Use after free in Windows Message Queuing Queue Manager allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
The flaws
- CVE-2026-96853: Information disclosure (CVSS 4.7 · EPSS 0%)
- CVE-2026-100202: Use-after-free (CVSS 9.8 · EPSS 1%)
- CVE-2026-100222: Heap buffer overflow (CVSS 9.8 · EPSS 1%)
- CVE-2026-100220: Heap buffer overflow (CVSS 8.8 · EPSS 1%)
The fix
Fix: Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
Who is exposed: Microsoft Windows 10 1607
Where it stands
- No known exploitation
Connects to
- Same weakness: CWE-367 (CWE-367). 48 other warnings in 30 days
- Same product: Earlier Microsoft Windows 10 1607 warnings. 324 in the last 90 days
Why it is Yellow
- CVSS 4.7 medium
- On your watchlist: windows server
References
Original description
Time-of-check time-of-use (toctou) race condition in Windows Win32 Kernel Subsystem allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
Last activity 13 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.