Security Resilience

CVE-2026-96924

Microsoft Windows 10 21H2 ≤ 10.0.19044.7807

Published
13 October 2026
Modified
16 October 2026
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v3.1 9.8
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0089 59th percentile
Risk Priority 73 floored blend · peak EPSS

CVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.

Summary

CVE-2026-96924 is a critical-severity Untrusted Pointer Dereference (CWE-822) vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 21H2. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Data Obfuscation (T1001); ranked in the top 41% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SA-11 (Developer Testing and Evaluation) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Untrusted pointer dereference in Windows OLE allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

CWE(s)
CWE-822

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1001 Data Obfuscation Command And Control
Adversaries may obfuscate command and control traffic to make it more difficult to detect.
attack.mitre.org →
T1001.003 Protocol or Service Impersonation Command And Control
Adversaries may impersonate legitimate protocols or web service traffic to disguise command and control activity and thwart analysis efforts.
attack.mitre.org →
T1003.003 NTDS Credential Access
Adversaries may attempt to access or create a copy of the Active Directory domain database in order to steal credential information, as well as obtain other information about domain members such as devices, users, and access rights.
attack.mitre.org →
T1003.005 Cached Domain Credentials Credential Access
Adversaries may attempt to access cached domain credentials used to allow authentication to occur in the event a domain controller is unavailable.
attack.mitre.org →
T1016 System Network Configuration Discovery Discovery
Adversaries may look for details about the network configuration and settings, such as IP and/or MAC addresses, of systems they access or through information discovery of remote systems.
attack.mitre.org →
T1016.001 Internet Connection Discovery Discovery
Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.
attack.mitre.org →
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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Affected Assets

microsoft
windows 10 1607
≤ 10.0.14393.9612 · ≤ 10.0.14393.9612
microsoft
windows 10 1809
≤ 10.0.17763.9376 · ≤ 10.0.17763.9376
microsoft
windows 10 21h2
≤ 10.0.19044.7807 · ≤ 10.0.19044.7807 · ≤ 10.0.19044.7807
microsoft
windows 10 22h2
≤ 10.0.19045.7807 · ≤ 10.0.19045.7807 · ≤ 10.0.19045.7807
microsoft
windows 11 23h2
≤ 10.0.22631.7652 · ≤ 10.0.22631.7652
microsoft
windows 11 24h2
≤ 10.0.26100.9711 · ≤ 10.0.26100.9711
microsoft
windows 11 25h2
≤ 10.0.26200.9711 · ≤ 10.0.26200.9711
microsoft
windows 11 26h1
≤ 10.0.28000.3231 · ≤ 10.0.28000.3231
microsoft
windows 11 26h2
≤ 10.0.26300.9711 · ≤ 10.0.26300.9711
microsoft
windows server 2012
all versions, r2
+4 more product configuration(s) — see NVD for full list

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SA-11 Developer Testing and Evaluation partial match

Developer testing and evaluation can discover instances where untrusted data is turned into a pointer and dereferenced.

SI-10 Information Input Validation partial match

Validating all information inputs stops untrusted values from being accepted and converted into dereferenceable pointers.

SI-16 Memory Protection partial match

Memory-protection mechanisms limit the damage from an invalid pointer dereference without stopping the root coding flaw.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

DE.CM-09 partial match
blocks

Runtime monitoring of software and data can detect adverse events resulting from exploitation of the weakness.

ID.RA-01 partial match
blocks

Vulnerability identification processes can discover instances of this weakness via code review or scanning.

PR.PS-06 partial match
blocks

Secure SDLC practices directly prevent introduction of untrusted pointer handling during development.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.5.14 Information transfer partial match
removes
A.5.15 Access control partial match
removes
A.5.16 Identity management partial match
removes
A.5.17 Authentication information partial match
removes
A.5.18 Access rights partial match
removes
A.8.10 Information deletion partial match
removes

References