Microsoft security update for CVE-2026-96016 — Windows
🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)
📋 Microsoft's advisory
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🎯 Affected products12
- Windows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems
- Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems
- Windows 11 Version 25H2 for ARM64-based Systems
- Windows 11 Version 25H2 for x64-based Systems
- Windows 11 Version 26H1 for ARM64-based Systems
- Windows 11 Version 26H2 for ARM64-based Systems
- Windows 11 Version 26H2 for x64-based Systems
- Windows 11 version 26H1 for x64-based Systems
- Windows Server 2022
- Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)
- Windows Server 2025
- Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)
✅ Updates Microsoft lists: 4 KB articles and 4 other updates
10 rows: one per KB article or update, update type and fixed build. Their details are on Microsoft's advisory.
| KB article | Update | Fixed build |
|---|---|---|
| KB5131090 | Security Update | 10.0.20348.5870 |
| KB5132061 | Security Update | 10.0.26100.9974 |
| — | Security Update | 10.0.26100.9911 |
| KB5132061 | Security Update | 10.0.26200.9974 |
| — | Security Update | 10.0.26200.9911 |
| KB5132061 | Security Update | 10.0.26300.9974 |
| — | Security Update | 10.0.26300.9911 |
| KB5131080 | Security Update | 10.0.26100.33822 |
| — | Security Update | 10.0.26100.33730 |
| KB5132059 | Security Update | 10.0.28000.3501 |
🧭 EchelonGraph on CVE-2026-96016
- EchelonGraph score
- 7.8 HIGH
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Fix status
- A fix is available — apply it.
Description from the CVE record (CVE.org), as published by its numbering authority
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Published by Microsoft Corporation, the CVE Numbering Authority that assigned CVE-2026-96016, in its CVE record at CVE.org; reused under the CVE Program's Terms of Use (its licence and MITRE's copyright notice are in our Terms of Service).
🔗 References (11)
- advisoryhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-96016
- patchhttps://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB5131090
- referencehttps://support.microsoft.com/help/5131090
- patchhttps://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB5132061
- referencehttps://support.microsoft.com/help/5132061
- referencehttps://support.microsoft.com/help/5132043
- patchhttps://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB5131080
- referencehttps://support.microsoft.com/help/5131080
- referencehttps://support.microsoft.com/help/5131077
- patchhttps://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB5132059
- referencehttps://support.microsoft.com/help/5132059