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CVE-2026-88073CriticalFix has a known issueEoPLocal

Windows Graphics Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

MSRC advisory NVD CVE.org

Assessment

Use after free in Windows Graphics Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Severity
Critical
CVSS base score
8.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Impact
Elevation of Privilege
EPSS, next 30 days
0.3%Higher than 18.3% of scored CVEs · FIRST model run 25 Oct 2026 · about EPSS
Public exploit code
No Nuclei template lists it
Exploitability
Exploitation Less Likely
Publicly disclosed
No
Customer action
Required: apply the update
Component
Windows Graphics Kernel
Weakness
CWE-416: Use After Free
Issued by
Microsoft
Published
13 Oct 2026 · October 2026
Last revised
13 Oct 2026
CVSS 3.1 base metricsRed raises the risk · green lowers it
Attack vector
LocalAV:L
Attack complexity
LowAC:L
Privileges required
LowPR:L
User interaction
NoneUI:N
Scope
ChangedS:C
Confidentiality
HighC:H
Integrity
HighI:H
Availability
HighA:H

Updates that fix it

5 KBs
KBTypeRestartApplies toKnown issuesOther CVEs
KB5126646 Security UpdateRequiredWindows Server 2025, Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)MitigatedUsers might be unable to sign in to OWA or send emails on Exchange ServerAll CVEs in KB5126646
KB5126653 Security UpdateRequiredWindows 11 Version 23H2 for ARM64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based SystemsNone listedAll CVEs in KB5126653
KB5126657 Security UpdateRequiredWindows 10 Version 21H2 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 Version 21H2 for ARM64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems and 3 moreNone listedAll CVEs in KB5126657
KB5127646 Security UpdateRequiredWindows 11 Version 26H1 for ARM64-based Systems, Windows 11 version 26H1 for x64-based SystemsNone listedAll CVEs in KB5127646
KB5127648 Security UpdateRequiredWindows 11 Version 24H2 for ARM64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 25H2 for ARM64-based Systems and 3 moreNone listedAll CVEs in KB5127648

Affected products

ESU, Windows
18 affected products

Independent patch analysis

Cisco Talos Intelligence

Microsoft Patch Tuesday for October 2026 — Snort rules and prominent vulnerabilities · 13 Oct 2026

Talos supplies analysis and cycle-level Snort rule references. Its article does not map each rule to a CVE or establish protection for your deployment. MSRC remains the source for vulnerability and fixing-update facts.

What changed

First observed 14 Oct 2026
  1. 25 Oct 2026 · 17:12:51 UTC EPSS0.3%; scored 24 Oct 2026 → 0.3%; scored 25 Oct 2026
  2. 25 Oct 2026 · 01:34:18 UTC EPSS0.3%; scored 23 Oct 2026 → 0.3%; scored 24 Oct 2026
  3. 23 Oct 2026 · 15:51:28 UTC EPSS0.3%; scored 22 Oct 2026 → 0.3%; scored 23 Oct 2026
  4. 23 Oct 2026 · 09:33:49 UTC Public exploit codeUnknown: exploit-code evidence is incomplete or retained → No Nuclei template listed
  5. 23 Oct 2026 · 09:33:49 UTC CISA KEVUnknown: catalog evidence is incomplete or retained → Not listed in the collected catalog
  6. 23 Oct 2026 · 09:33:49 UTC Source coverage: public-exploit-codeIncomplete → Current
  7. 23 Oct 2026 · 09:33:49 UTC Source coverage: first-epssIncomplete → Current
  8. 23 Oct 2026 · 09:33:49 UTC Source coverage: cisa-kevIncomplete → Current
  9. 23 Oct 2026 · 09:33:49 UTC Source coverage: msrc-cvrfIncomplete → Current
  10. 23 Oct 2026 · 08:31:50 UTC Public exploit codeNo Nuclei template listed → Unknown: exploit-code evidence is incomplete or retained
  11. 23 Oct 2026 · 08:31:50 UTC CISA KEVNot listed in the collected catalog → Unknown: catalog evidence is incomplete or retained
  12. 23 Oct 2026 · 08:31:50 UTC Source coverage: public-exploit-codeCurrent → Incomplete
Show 13 more recent changes
  1. 23 Oct 2026 · 08:31:50 UTCSource coverage: first-epss Current → Incomplete
  2. 23 Oct 2026 · 08:31:50 UTCSource coverage: cisa-kev Current → Incomplete
  3. 23 Oct 2026 · 08:31:50 UTCSource coverage: msrc-cvrf Current → Incomplete
  4. 22 Oct 2026 · 17:33:15 UTCEPSS 0.3%; scored 21 Oct 2026 → 0.3%; scored 22 Oct 2026
  5. 21 Oct 2026 · 21:47:24 UTCEPSS 0.3%; scored 20 Oct 2026 → 0.3%; scored 21 Oct 2026
  6. 20 Oct 2026 · 20:53:31 UTCEPSS 0.3%; scored 19 Oct 2026 → 0.3%; scored 20 Oct 2026
  7. 19 Oct 2026 · 15:12:40 UTCEPSS 0.3%; scored 18 Oct 2026 → 0.3%; scored 19 Oct 2026
  8. 19 Oct 2026 · 15:12:40 UTCLink: Cisco Talos analysis → https://blog.talosintelligence.com/microsoft-patch-tuesday-for-october-2026
  9. 18 Oct 2026 · 14:54:30 UTCEPSS 0.3%; scored 16 Oct 2026 → 0.3%; scored 18 Oct 2026
  10. 18 Oct 2026 · 14:54:30 UTCLink: October 2026 → /security?release=2026-Oct#cves
  11. 16 Oct 2026 · 16:13:25 UTCEPSS 0.3%; scored 15 Oct 2026 → 0.3%; scored 16 Oct 2026
  12. 15 Oct 2026 · 21:30:54 UTCEPSS 0.3%; scored 14 Oct 2026 → 0.3%; scored 15 Oct 2026
  13. 15 Oct 2026 · 01:07:54 UTCEPSS Not scored → 0.3%; scored 14 Oct 2026

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