Microsoft Windows Raw Image Extension heap-based overflow
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 9.2 | $25k-$100k | 1.76 |
Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Microsoft Windows. This affects an unknown function of the component Raw Image Extension. This manipulation causes heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-96202. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.
Details
A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in Microsoft Windows (affected version unknown). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Raw Image Extension. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Raw Image Extension allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
The advisory is shared at msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-96202 since 09/22/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $25k-$100k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/14/2026).
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.
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Product
Type
Vendor
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License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/
- Product: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.2
VulDB Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Temp Score: 9.5
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CNA Base Score: 8.8
CNA Vector (microsoft): 🔒
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Exploiting
Class: Heap-based overflowCWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: PatchStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
09/22/2026 CVE reserved10/14/2026 Advisory disclosed
10/14/2026 VulDB entry created
10/14/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Vendor: microsoft.comProduct: microsoft.com
Advisory: msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-96202 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-96202
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-419581
Entry
Created: 10/14/2026 10:59Changes: 10/14/2026 10:59 (62)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103
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