CERT-FR: Multiple Microsoft Windows vulnerabilities, including actively exploited CVE-2026-96951, fixed in October 2026 patches
CERT-FR advisory CERTFR-2026-AVI-1314 reports multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows and related components, covered by Microsoft's October 13, 2026 security bulletins (ADV260001 and dozens of CVEs). Some of them allow remote arbitrary code execution, privilege escalation, remote denial of service, security policy bypass and compromise of data integrity and confidentiality. Microsoft states that CVE-2026-96951 is actively exploited. The advisory does not provide technical details, IOCs or attribution. The affected scope is very broad, spanning Windows 10, Windows 11 and Windows Server releases.
Detalhes técnicos
- Affected products: Windows 10 (1607, 1809, 21H2, 22H2), Windows 11 (23H2, 24H2, 25H2, 26H1, 26H2), Windows Server 2012, 2012 R2, 2016, 2019, 2022 and 2025 (including Server Core), Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Windows before 4.18.26060.3008, Windows Defender before 1.1.26090.9, Windows Security App before 1000.27840.1000.0, WSL2 before 2.7.10 and 3.0.1, and Windows Sysinternals Process Monitor before v4.04.
- Impacts listed: remote code execution, privilege escalation, remote denial of service, security policy bypass, integrity and confidentiality breaches.
- Only CVE-2026-96951 is flagged as actively exploited; the advisory does not map impacts to individual CVEs. The article text is truncated, so the CVE list may be incomplete.
Remediação
- Apply the fixes referenced in the Microsoft security bulletins (ADV260001 and the individual CVE bulletins of October 13, 2026) to all affected Windows, Defender, WSL2 and Process Monitor builds.
- Prioritize patching for CVE-2026-96951 given confirmed active exploitation.
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CERT-FR: Multiple Microsoft Windows vulnerabilities, including actively exploited CVE-2026-96951, fixed in October 2026 patches
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CERT-FR advisory CERTFR-2026-AVI-1314 reports multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows and related components, covered by Microsoft's October 13, 2026 security bulletins (ADV260001 and dozens of CVEs). Some of them allow remote arbitrary code execution, privilege escalation, remote denial of service, security policy bypass and compromise of data integrity and confidentiality. Microsoft states that CVE-2026-96951 is actively exploited. The advisory does not provide technical details, IOCs or attribution. The affected scope is very broad, spanning Windows 10, Windows 11 and Windows Server releases.
Technical Details
- Affected products: Windows 10 (1607, 1809, 21H2, 22H2), Windows 11 (23H2, 24H2, 25H2, 26H1, 26H2), Windows Server 2012, 2012 R2, 2016, 2019, 2022 and 2025 (including Server Core), Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Windows before 4.18.26060.3008, Windows Defender before 1.1.26090.9, Windows Security App before 1000.27840.1000.0, WSL2 before 2.7.10 and 3.0.1, and Windows Sysinternals Process Monitor before v4.04.
- Impacts listed: remote code execution, privilege escalation, remote denial of service, security policy bypass, integrity and confidentiality breaches.
- Only CVE-2026-96951 is flagged as actively exploited; the advisory does not map impacts to individual CVEs. The article text is truncated, so the CVE list may be incomplete.
Remediation
- Apply the fixes referenced in the Microsoft security bulletins (ADV260001 and the individual CVE bulletins of October 13, 2026) to all affected Windows, Defender, WSL2 and Process Monitor builds.
- Prioritize patching for CVE-2026-96951 given confirmed active exploitation.