CVE-2026-96951
validatingZero is analyzing and reversing it now.GHSA-hjr5-mppg-mjq7 ↗EUVD-2026-100274 ↗
description
Windows Shell in the listed Windows releases, and Outlook.com, is affected by a command-injection flaw. An unauthenticated attacker may bypass a security feature over a network when required user interaction occurs.
Still under analysis: more detail becomes available as the pipeline runs.
mitigation
Install the applicable fixed release: Outlook.com 20260925.100; Windows 10 1607 10.0.14393.9612, 1809 10.0.17763.9376, 21H2 10.0.19044.7807, or 22H2 10.0.19045.7807; Windows 11 23H2 10.0.22631.7652, 24H2 10.0.26100.9711, 25H2 10.0.26200.9711, 26H1 10.0.28000.3231, or 26H2 10.0.26300.9711. Update Windows Server 2012 R2 to 6.3.9600.23470, Server 2016 to 10.0.14393.9612, Server 2019 to 10.0.17763.9376, Server 2022 to 10.0.20348.5761, or Server 2025 to 10.0.26100.33650, including corresponding Server Core installations.
fixed in 20260925.100, 10.0.14393.9612, 10.0.17763.9376, 10.0.19044.7807, 10.0.19045.7807, 10.0.22631.7652, 10.0.26100.9711, 10.0.26200.9711, 10.0.28000.3231, 10.0.26300.9711, 6.3.9600.23470, 10.0.20348.5761, 10.0.26100.33650
outcome
Run in progress: no artifact yet.
source signals
Public signals that triggered or updated the pipeline. These are inputs for the deltas above.
- 2026-10-13vulncheck_kev: trigger signal, started the run
- 2026-10-13 00:00ZCISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- 2026-10-13 00:00Z
- 2026-10-13 19:01Zcve.org record for CVE-2026-96951
- 2026-10-14 04:34ZMicrosoft Patches Record 1,413 Flaws, Including Exploited Windows Shell Bug
this entry in the feed
GET /api/v1/feed/CVE-2026-96951
{ "etk_id": "ETK-2026-2022", "cve_id": "CVE-2026-96951", "display_id": "CVE-2026-96951", "ghsa_id": "GHSA-hjr5-mppg-mjq7", "euvd_id": "EUVD-2026-100274", "status": "in_pipeline", "anchor_state": "anchored", "title": "Command injection in Windows Shell", "summary": "Windows Shell in the listed Windows releases, and Outlook.com, is affected by a command-injection flaw. An unauthenticated attacker may bypass a security feature over a network when required user interaction occurs.", "mitigation": "Install the applicable fixed release: Outlook.com 20260925.100; Windows 10 1607 10.0.14393.9612, 1809 10.0.17763.9376, 21H2 10.0.19044.7807, or 22H2 10.0.19045.7807; Windows 11 23H2 10.0.22631.7652, 24H2 10.0.26100.9711, 25H2 10.0.26200.9711, 26H1 10.0.28000.3231, or 26H2 10.0.26300.9711. 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"precision": "exact", "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2026-96951" }, "trigger_signal": { "at": "2026-10-13T00:00:00+00:00", "days": -0.7926713078703703, "is_lower_bound": false, "measured_at": "2026-10-13T19:01:26.801000+00:00", "url": "https://vulncheck.com/cve/CVE-2026-96951" } } }
published 2026-10-18 23:08Z
last change 2026-10-21 00:23Z
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