Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessGain low-privileged local foothold
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DeliveryInvoke vulnerable Autopilot operation
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ExploitRace unsynchronized shared resource
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ExecutionWin timing window to hijack privileged state
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ImpactElevate to SYSTEM-level control
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Concurrency control, locking
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires the attacker to already have local, authenticated low-privileged access to a Windows 11 system (PR:L, AV:L) and to interact with the Windows Autopilot provisioning component. The core limiting factor is the race condition itself (AC:H): the attacker must reliably win a narrow timing window on an improperly synchronized shared resource, which typically demands many repeated attempts and is non-deterministic. No user interaction is needed (UI:N) and scope is unchanged (S:U). Affected builds are Windows 11 24H2 (<10.0.26100.9711), 25H2 (<10.0.26200.9711), 26H1 (<10.0.28000.3231), and 26H2 (<10.0.26300.9711); patched builds are not exploitable. Remote and unauthenticated attackers cannot exploit this. |
| Impact | This is a moderate-priority local elevation-of-privilege issue, not an emergency. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N) confirms the attacker must already be local and authenticated with low privileges, and must win a race condition (AC:H), which materially reduces reliability and real-world exploitability. All three impact metrics are High (C:H/I:H/A:H), so a successful exploit yields full compromise of the affected system, consistent with the SSVC 'Technical Impact: total' rating. However, the exploitation signals point away from urgency: SSVC lists Exploitation as 'none' and Automatable as 'no', there is no CISA KEV listing, no EPSS score was supplied, and no public exploit code is referenced. These signals are consistent with one another (high-complexity local race condition = hard to weaponize), so there is no conflict to reconcile here. Note one metadata inconsistency to verify: the input carries an 'Information Disclosure' tag, yet the description and CVSS describe a privilege-elevation (race condition) flaw with full C/I/A impact - treat the tag with caution. Net: real but low-likelihood; patch on standard cadence rather than as an out-of-band emergency. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A low-privileged user already logged onto a Windows 11 endpoint runs a program that repeatedly triggers the Windows Autopilot operation and races a shared resource that is not properly synchronized, aiming to hit the narrow timing window where privileged state can be hijacked. Winning the race lets the attacker execute code or modify state at a higher privilege level, fully compromising the device. No public exploit was identified at time of analysis, and the high attack complexity means exploitation may require many attempts to succeed. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 13, 2026
Local privilege elevation in Windows Autopilot on Windows 11 (24H2, 25H2, 26H1, and 26H2) lets an authenticated low-privileged attacker who already holds a foothold on the machine exploit a race condition in an improperly synchronized shared provisioning resource and reach a high-integrity context, with high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Because the flaw is a race condition (AC:H), exploitation is non-deterministic and typically requires repeated attempts to hit a narrow timing window, but no user interaction is needed and the attack stays local (AV:L, PR:L). There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and no confirmed active exploitation (not in CISA KEV), and a vendor patch is available, making this a moderate-priority local elevation-of-privilege issue rather than an emergency.
RemediationAI
Apply the Microsoft security update released for CVE-2026-96215 as documented at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-96215; upgrade affected devices to the patched build or later for their branch; Windows 11 24H2 to 10.0.26100.9711+, 25H2 to 10.0.26200.9711+, 26H2 to 10.0.26300.9711+, and 26H1 to 10.0.28000.3231+, and verify compliance through Windows Update, Windows Autopatch, or Intune reporting. Vendor patch status is "available from vendor" and SSVC marks this non-automatable with no observed exploitation, so normal patch-cycle prioritization is reasonable rather than emergency response. Where immediate patching is not possible, compensating controls include removing or tightly scoping local interactive logon rights for untrusted users so the PR:L prerequisite is harder to satisfy (trade-off: may disrupt kiosk, shared-device, and helpdesk workflows), de-privileging standard accounts and enforcing least privilege plus LAPS so a won race yields less (trade-off: administrative workflow overhead), and restricting or monitoring Autopilot provisioning activity, for example by reviewing Windows Autopilot, Intune, and provisioning diagnostics logs for anomalous or repeated provisioning attempts against the same device (trade-off: log volume and false positives from legitimate re-imaging). Disabling Autopilot enrollment entirely would break legitimate device provisioning and is not recommended except in environments that do not use it. Because AC:H implies repeated attempts, alerting on repeated provisioning-triggered elevation events is a practical detection layer while patches roll out.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The root cause is CWE-362, concurrent execution using a shared resource with improper synchronization: Windows Autopilot's provisioning path manipulates a resource that can be accessed concurrently, and the missing or inadequate locking creates a race window an attacker can exploit to change state between a check and its use, escalating from a low-privileged local account to a higher-integrity context. The CVSS vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H confirms the constraints: exploitation is local, requires an authenticated low-privileged principal, requires no user interaction, does not cross a security scope boundary, and delivers total technical impact if the race is won. Autopilot is the Microsoft cloud-driven device provisioning component that runs during out-of-box experience and re-provisioning, which is why the vulnerable surface is the provisioning workflow rather than the kernel or a network service. No CPE strings were supplied; EUVD identifies the affected Windows 11 servicing builds as 26H1 below 10.0.28000.3231, 26H2 below 10.0.26300.9711, 25H2 below 10.0.26200.9711, and 24H2 below 10.0.26100.9711.
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Severity by source
AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Local-only race condition exploited by an already-authenticated low-privileged user, so AV:L, PR:L and AC:H; winning the race yields full system compromise, so C:H/I:H/A:H.
Primary rating from Vendor (microsoft).
CVSS VectorVendor: microsoft
Lifecycle Timeline
2DescriptionCVE.org
Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Autopilot allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Executive ViewAI
Windows 11 devices using Autopilot (versions 24H2, 25H2, 26H1, and 26H2) are affected by a local privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2026-96215) that could allow an attacker with an existing foothold to gain high-integrity access, potentially compromising sensitive data and system integrity. While no public exploit exists and exploitation requires local access, the availability of a vendor patch makes timely remediation important to prevent attackers from deepening their access within the organization.
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