CVE-2026-96865
Microsoft — Windows Secure Kernel Mode Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Patch Tuesday
What EVULNABLE says
An EPSS probability of 0.004, and CVSS base score 5.6.
Scheduled Maintenance
The priority band answers “how soon”, not “how bad” — see Methodology for what it weighs and where it abstains.
The evidence behind it
| Measure | Value | Source | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS base score | 5.6 | — | How severe the flaw is in itself. It does not say how likely an attack is. |
| FIRST EPSS | 0.004 (28.3rd pctl) | FIRST | FIRST's estimate of the chance this is exploited in the next 30 days, and how that ranks against all CVEs. |
| Actively exploited | Not confirmed | Patch Tuesday | Whether a source of record has confirmed attacks using it in the wild. |
| Public exploit module | None known | Metasploit | Module existing is not the same as active exploitation. |
| EUVD cross-reference | Listed | ENISA EUVD | ENISA's own vulnerability database entry for this CVE, where one exists. |
Impacted software or hardware: Not identified by the connected sources
Remediation: NVD lists one or more references for this CVE that aren't tagged as a patch or vendor advisory. Review them directly to confirm patch availability and applicability before making a remediation decision.
Remediation basis: NVD reference (untagged)
ENISA EUVD also lists this CVE at CVSS 5.6 (v3.1), assigned by microsoft. Source: euvd.enisa.europa.eu.
2 days recorded, 2026-10-14 to 2026-10-15
0.36% as of 2026-10-15 (28.3rd percentile). FIRST EPSS, recorded daily since this page started tracking it.
2026-10-14
2026-10-15
The primary records
This page is an opinion about urgency. Where it and a source of record disagree, the source of record is the record.
Where this sits
CVE-2026-96865 is one of the entries ranked on the priority feed and in this month's Microsoft release.