CVE-2026-96939 Servicing Stack Updates - Privilege Escalation

Servicing Stack Updates contain a TOCTOU race condition caused by improper synchronization during servicing stack operations, letting authorized local attackers elevate privileges, exploit requires local access with authorization.

CVSS base score 7.0 /10
High
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
Authentication
Required
EPSS
0.21% chance of exploitation in 30 days
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Details

Type
Privilege Escalation
Impact
Privilege Escalation
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
13 October 2026
Updated
15 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-367

Vendor fix

Update to the latest Servicing Stack Update version.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

References

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