Type Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the Windows Advanced Rasterization Platform allows an authorised attacker to locally elevate privileges through a type confusion issue.
Privilege escalation
Windows Advanced Rasterization Platform Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2026-95960
What this means
This is rated high severity (8.8 out of 10). There is no confirmed exploitation of it yet. Ask IT whether the affected products are in your estate.
Full vendor description
Access of resource using incompatible type ('type confusion') in Windows Advanced Rasterization Platform allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Scoring and exploitation
8.8/ 10
CVSS 3.1 base scoreHigh
Exploitable only with local access and a low-privilege account, and no one has to click or open anything. High impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability, and it can reach beyond the vulnerable system.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability
Longer bar: easier to attack
Attack vectorLocalAV:L
Attack complexityLowAC:L
Privileges requiredLowPR:L
User interactionNoneUI:N
ScopeChangedS:C
Impact
Longer bar: more harm
ConfidentialityHighC:H
IntegrityHighI:H
AvailabilityHighA:H
- Not reported
- Exploited in the wild
- Not confirmed in the
- Not reported
Weaknesses
CWE-843
References
1 link from the CVE record, grouped by site.
msrc.microsoft.com1 link