Privilege escalation
Windows Advanced Rasterization Platform Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
At a glance
Low rather than Medium: UK relevance is 40 of 100, little UK-specific signal so far.
Briefing
- Organisations should assess whether they are using the Windows Advanced Rasterization Platform and consider the potential risk of privilege elevation.
Questions to ask IT
- Are we affected by CVE-2026-95960, and which of our systems would be?
- If it is not yet patched, what mitigation is in place, and will the fix be done by 10 Dec?
Next steps
- Confirm whether this affects systems or suppliers in your estate
Vulnerability facts
Full CVE detail CVE-2026-95960- 8.8 · HighExploitable 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
- Not listed
- Not linked from the CVE record
- The vulnerability involves a type confusion issue in the Windows Advanced Rasterization Platform that could allow privilege elevation.
Next steps
- Review the advisory against your asset inventory and patch cadence
Summary
- A vulnerability in the Windows Advanced Rasterization Platform allows an authorised attacker to locally elevate privileges through a type confusion issue.
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Pulse
Last change 59m ago · Next recheck 11 Nov 2026, 19:04 UK time
- Story10 Nov 2026, 19:04 UK time · 59m ago
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Sources
CVE-2026-95960 Windows Advanced Rasterization Platform Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
How we know
Statements extracted from sources. Higher confidence means stronger corroboration.
- ClaimedHeadline60% confidence
Windows Advanced Rasterization Platform Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- ProbableSummary fact75% confidence
Access of resource using incompatible type ('type confusion') in Windows Advanced Rasterization Platform allows an authorised attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- ConfirmedCVE identifier95% confidence
Event involves CVE-2026-95960

