Public vulnerability disclosure

CVE-2026-96219

Windows Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

publishedCWE-787

Out-of-bounds write in Windows Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

Technical severity9.8 criticalCVSS 3.1 · CNA: microsoft
Published2026-10-13Source updated 2026-11-03
Collected2026-11-043 attributed sources

Fixes and workarounds

Fix

The reporting source identifies this reference as a patch. Check the advisory for affected versions and supported release branches.

Source: CNA: microsoft

Affected products and versions

Affected products, source version ranges and reporting authorities
ProductVersionsAuthority
Windows 10 Version 1809
Microsoft
Platforms: 32-bit Systems, x64-based Systems
≥ 10.0.17763.0; < 10.0.17763.9376 (affected, custom) CNA: microsoft
Windows 10 Version 21H2
Microsoft
Platforms: 32-bit Systems, ARM64-based Systems, x64-based Systems
≥ 10.0.19044.0; < 10.0.19044.7807 (affected, custom) CNA: microsoft
Windows 10 Version 22H2
Microsoft
Platforms: 32-bit Systems, ARM64-based Systems, x64-based Systems
≥ 10.0.19045.0; < 10.0.19045.7807 (affected, custom) CNA: microsoft
Windows 11 version 23H2
Microsoft
Platforms: ARM64-based Systems
≥ 10.0.22631.0; < 10.0.22631.7652 (affected, custom) CNA: microsoft
Windows 11 Version 23H2
Microsoft
Platforms: x64-based Systems
≥ 10.0.22631.0; < 10.0.22631.7652 (affected, custom) CNA: microsoft
Windows 11 Version 24H2
Microsoft
Platforms: ARM64-based Systems, x64-based Systems
≥ 10.0.26100.0; < 10.0.26100.9711 (affected, custom) CNA: microsoft
Windows 11 Version 25H2
Microsoft
Platforms: ARM64-based Systems, x64-based Systems
≥ 10.0.26200.0; < 10.0.26200.9711 (affected, custom) CNA: microsoft
Windows 11 version 26H1
Microsoft
Platforms: ARM64-based Systems, x64-based Systems
≥ 10.0.28000.0; < 10.0.28000.3231 (affected, custom) CNA: microsoft
Windows 11 Version 26H2
Microsoft
Platforms: ARM64-based Systems, x64-based Systems
≥ 10.0.26300.0; < 10.0.26300.9711 (affected, custom) CNA: microsoft
Windows Server 2019
Microsoft
Platforms: x64-based Systems
≥ 10.0.17763.0; < 10.0.17763.9376 (affected, custom) CNA: microsoft
Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
Microsoft
Platforms: x64-based Systems
≥ 10.0.17763.0; < 10.0.17763.9376 (affected, custom) CNA: microsoft
Windows Server 2022
Microsoft
Platforms: x64-based Systems
≥ 10.0.20348.0; < 10.0.20348.5761 (affected, custom) CNA: microsoft
Windows Server 2025
Microsoft
Platforms: x64-based Systems
≥ 10.0.26100.0; < 10.0.26100.33650 (affected, custom) CNA: microsoft
Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)
Microsoft
Platforms: x64-based Systems
≥ 10.0.26100.0; < 10.0.26100.33650 (affected, custom) CNA: microsoft

Version ranges are source assertions. Check the vendor advisory and your installed configuration before determining exposure.

NVD applicability configurations (1)

These expressions retain AND/OR operators, negation, and required environmental products. A listed product is not sufficient to establish exposure when additional conditions apply.

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CVSS assessments

CVSS scores, vectors and reporting authorities
Version / scoreVectorAuthority
3.1 / 9.8
critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:CCNA: microsoft
3.1 / 9.8
critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HNVD: [email protected]

Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

References

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