CVE-2026-88091CWE-502insecure-deserialization

CVE-2026-88091

High · published October 13, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.8
EPSS
3%
Percentile
87.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Deserialization of untrusted data in Windows Management Instrumentation allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.02933 · 87.0th percentile
Weakness
CWE-502 · Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Published
2026-10-13T23:21Z
Affected products (26)
ProductVersionsFixed in
microsoft/windows_10_22h2< 10.0.19045.780710.0.19045.7807
microsoft/windows_10_22h2< 10.0.19045.780710.0.19045.7807
microsoft/windows_11_23h2< 10.0.22631.765210.0.22631.7652
microsoft/windows_11_23h2< 10.0.22631.765210.0.22631.7652
microsoft/windows_11_24h2< 10.0.26100.971110.0.26100.9711
microsoft/windows_11_24h2< 10.0.26100.971110.0.26100.9711
microsoft/windows_11_25h2< 10.0.26200.971110.0.26200.9711
microsoft/windows_11_25h2< 10.0.26200.971110.0.26200.9711
microsoft/windows_11_26h1< 10.0.28000.323110.0.28000.3231
microsoft/windows_11_26h1< 10.0.28000.323110.0.28000.3231
microsoft/windows_11_26h2< 10.0.26300.971110.0.26300.9711
microsoft/windows_11_26h2< 10.0.26300.971110.0.26300.9711
microsoft/windows_server_2012all versions—
microsoft/windows_server_2012all versions—
microsoft/windows_server_2016< 10.0.14393.961210.0.14393.9612
microsoft/windows_server_2019< 10.0.17763.937610.0.17763.9376
microsoft/windows_server_2022< 10.0.20348.576110.0.20348.5761
microsoft/windows_server_2025< 10.0.26100.3365010.0.26100.33650
microsoft/windows_10_1607< 10.0.14393.961210.0.14393.9612
microsoft/windows_10_1607< 10.0.14393.961210.0.14393.9612
microsoft/windows_10_1809< 10.0.17763.937610.0.17763.9376
microsoft/windows_10_1809< 10.0.17763.937610.0.17763.9376
microsoft/windows_10_21h2< 10.0.19044.780710.0.19044.7807
microsoft/windows_10_21h2< 10.0.19044.780710.0.19044.7807
microsoft/windows_10_21h2< 10.0.19044.780710.0.19044.7807
microsoft/windows_10_22h2< 10.0.19045.780710.0.19045.7807
References (1)
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-88091 · [email protected]
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 15 OCT 03:35Z
    EPSS moved — → 2%
    epss
  • 13 OCT 19:00Z
    Windows Management Instrumentation Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
    cvelistv5
  • 13 OCT 19:00Z
    Windows Management Instrumentation Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
    cvelistv5