CVE-2026-97000 json
Windows USM Communication Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
published yesterday modified 17h ago also EUVD-2026-121829
- cvss
- 7.0
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 17%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Null pointer dereference in Windows USM Communication Manager allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Patch / fix
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2 10.0.19044.7846
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2 10.0.19045.7846
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- yesterday
Exploit prediction
0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 17% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C |
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2
- Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference
References
-
msrc.microsoft.com
/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-97000
vendor-advisory, patch
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-97000
- NVD CVE-2026-97000
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