High 8.8
CVE-2026-96951
Active Exploitation of Windows Shell Zero-Day Vulnerability CVE-2026-96951
Vendor / product: Windows Shell
Event date: 2026-10-13
Public PoC: Yes
First tracked by RiskWire: 2026-10-17
Sources & citations (11)
- October Patch Tuesday: 1,408 CVEs, 1 exploited flaw and a SharePoint surprise computerworld.com · 2026-10-16
- Microsoft випустила найбільший патч для Windows, усунувши понад 1400 вразливостей за один раз. Читайте на UKR.NET ukr.net · 2026-10-16
- Октябрьский «вторник обновлений» Microsoft принес патчи для 1413 уязвимостей xakep.ru · 2026-10-16
- Microsoft fixes record 1,413 flaws in October Patch Tuesday techbriefly.com · 2026-10-16
- Tech Trade Replace: October Patch Tuesday: 1,408 CVEs, 1 exploited flaw and a SharePoint shock – Computerworld urallnews.com · 2026-10-16
- Microsoft Ships 1,408 October CVE Fixes as 1 Windows Shell Flaw Faces Active Exploitation zetik.com:443 · 2026-10-16
- Microsoft lập kỷ lục với hơn 1.400 lỗ hổng bảo mật được vá trong Patch Tuesday tháng 10 lag.vn · 2026-10-16
- Microsoft випустила найбільший патч для Windows, усунувши понад 1400 вразливостей за один раз techno.bigmir.net · 2026-10-16
- Microsoft nunca había tenido que corregir tantos fallos de seguridad en Windows: más de 1.400 en un mes computerhoy.20minutos.es · 2026-10-16
- Microsoft выпустила крупнейший патч для Windows, устранив более 1400 уязвимостей за раз techno.bigmir.net · 2026-10-16
- Microsoft Patch Tuesday: record di 1.411 falle e tre zero day tecnoandroid.it · 2026-10-16
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