Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain low-privileged local access
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DeliveryInteract with USB Print Driver interface
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ExploitTrigger out-of-bounds read (CWE-125)
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ExecutionRead adjacent memory contents
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ImpactDisclose sensitive information locally
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Bounds checking, read limits
MITRE ATT&CK
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| Exploitation Conditions | Requires the attacker to already have authenticated local, low-privilege access to the affected Windows system (PR:L, AV:L) and the ability to exercise the USB Print Driver code path. No user interaction by a victim is needed (UI:N). The exploitation is limited to information disclosure only (C:H, I:N, A:N) - it cannot by itself modify data or crash the system - and it cannot be performed remotely, which substantially narrows realistic exposure to scenarios where an attacker already has a foothold on the host. All listed Windows 10/11 and Windows Server builds (2012 through 2025, including Server Core) below the patched revisions are affected. |
| Impact | This is a genuine but lower-tier priority. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N, base 5.5 Medium) describes a locally exploitable, low-privilege information-disclosure flaw with no integrity or availability impact and an unchanged scope - meaning the attacker must already have authenticated local access to the target host. All exploitation signals point the same direction and reinforce one another rather than conflict: CISA's SSVC decision framework rates Exploitation as 'none', Automatable as 'no', and Technical Impact as only 'partial', and no EPSS score or KEV listing was provided in the input. There is no indication of public exploit code. The one mild tension worth noting is that the 'Buffer Overflow' tag and CWE-125 (out-of-bounds READ) imply a memory-safety condition, but C:H with I:N/A:N correctly reflects that this is a read/disclosure primitive, not a write/code-execution bug - so the 'Buffer Overflow' label overstates the impact class. Bottom line: a real, patch-worthy local information-disclosure issue, but not an urgent, mass-exploitable threat; prioritize via normal Patch Tuesday cadence rather than emergency response. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A low-privileged user already logged on to a Windows host (or malware running in that user's context) interacts with the USB print driver to trigger an out-of-bounds read, causing adjacent kernel/driver memory to be returned to the attacker. The disclosed memory could contain sensitive data or pointers useful for defeating ASLR as a stepping stone in a larger local privilege-escalation chain. No public proof-of-concept was identified in the provided data, and local access plus the required privileges limit the practical reach of the attack. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 13, 2026
Information disclosure in the Windows USB Print Driver allows a locally authenticated, low-privilege attacker to read beyond intended buffer boundaries and leak contents of driver memory on affected Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server builds (2012 through 2025, including Server Core installations). Exploitation requires an existing foothold on the host with the ability to exercise the USB print driver code path (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N), needs no victim interaction, and is limited to confidentiality impact - no data modification, no denial of service, and no remote vector. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, CISA's SSVC assessment records exploitation as 'none' with partial technical impact, and an EUVD record (EUVD-2026-99784) tracks the same affected build list; vendor patches are available, making this a genuine but lower-tier patching priority compared with remotely reachable issues.
RemediationAI
Vendor-released patch: apply the Microsoft security update referenced by the MSRC advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-96860, which resolves CVE-2026-96860 by bringing each affected build to its fixed revision - Windows 11 26H2 to 10.0.26300.9711, 26H1 to 10.0.28000.3231, 25H2 to 10.0.26200.9711, 24H2 to 10.0.26100.9711, and 23H2 to 10.0.22631.7652; Windows 10 22H2 and 21H2 to 10.0.19044.7807, 1809 to 10.0.17763.9376, and 1607 to 10.0.14393.9612; Windows Server 2025 to 10.0.26100.33650, Server 2022 to 10.0.20348.5761, Server 2019 to 10.0.17763.9376, Server 2016 to 10.0.14393.9612, Server 2012 R2 to 6.3.9600.23470, and Server 2012 to 6.2.9200.26434. Because the flaw requires an attacker to already hold low-privilege local access and to reach the USB Print Driver code path, prioritize patching multi-user and shared-access systems such as RDP hosts, VDI images, kiosks, and print servers, and treat single-user workstations as lower urgency. Where immediate patching is not possible, compensating controls should concentrate on shrinking the local attack surface: restrict who can install or load printer drivers via Group Policy Point-and-Print restrictions, remove unused USB printer drivers and disable USB print/redirection where business processes allow (trade-off: USB-attached and redirected printers stop working for legitimate users), and avoid granting interactive local sessions on sensitive hosts to untrusted accounts - recognizing that none of these measures fixes the underlying out-of-bounds read and that the residual risk is a memory-disclosure primitive an attacker could use to advance a later-stage exploit, even though no public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The vulnerability is an out-of-bounds read (CWE-125) in the Windows USB Print Driver, the component that mediates communication between the operating system's printing stack and USB-attached printers. In this flaw class, the driver trusts a length, index, or descriptor field supplied through the device or print path and then reads past the end of an allocated buffer, returning adjacent memory contents to the caller instead of failing cleanly. Because the affected code runs in a privileged context, the leaked data can include kernel or driver memory that is otherwise inaccessible to a low-privileged user, which is why confidentiality is rated High (C:H) even though integrity and availability are untouched (I:N/A:N). The scope is unchanged (S:U), so the disclosure stays within the driver's security authority and does not by itself give the attacker code execution; the practical value of such a leak is typically as a disclosure primitive or a building block in a larger chain. The attack surface is local only (AV:L) and requires low privileges (PR:L) plus the ability to drive the USB print code path, which materially limits realistic exposure to hosts where an attacker already holds a user-level session. The EUVD affected-version data identifies the impacted products purely by Windows build numbers rather than discrete CPE strings, spanning the Windows 10 servicing branches, Windows 11 feature updates, and the long-lived Windows Server generations including Server Core.
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Severity by source
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Local-only driver flaw exploitable by an authenticated low-privileged user (AV:L/PR:L), yielding memory disclosure only, so C:H with I:N/A:N.
Primary rating from Vendor (microsoft).
CVSS VectorVendor: microsoft
Lifecycle Timeline
2DescriptionCVE.org
Out-of-bounds read in Windows USB Print Driver allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.
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Attack Technique
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EUVD-2026-99784
GHSA-rg77-3xxm-99m7
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