Windows Shell Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability (Microsoft Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based))

CVE-2026-96951
HIGH 8.8CISA KEV ↗Exploited per ENISA since 2026-09-25

At a glance

Source
NVD
EPSS
EPSS 9.81 % · percentile 96 ()
State
PUBLISHED
Published
Updated
Assigner
microsoft
NVD status
Analyzed

Description

Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in Windows Shell allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.

Weaknesses (CWE)

  • CWE-77 — Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command

References

Scores

VersionScoreVectorScored by
CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:Cmicrosoft
CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HNVD · secure@microsoft.com (Secondary)

European references

CERT-FR advisories

Affected configurations (NVD CPE)

Affected products

ProductVersions
Microsoft · Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)affected 1.0.0.0 < 154.0.4258.62
Microsoft · Outlook.comaffected 1.0.0 < 20260925.100
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1607affected 10.0.14393.0 < 10.0.14393.9612
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1809affected 10.0.17763.0 < 10.0.17763.9376
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 21H2affected 10.0.19044.0 < 10.0.19044.7807
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 22H2affected 10.0.19045.0 < 10.0.19045.7807
Microsoft · Windows 11 version 23H2affected 10.0.22631.0 < 10.0.22631.7652
Microsoft · Windows 11 Version 23H2affected 10.0.22631.0 < 10.0.22631.7652
Microsoft · Windows 11 Version 24H2affected 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.9711
Microsoft · Windows 11 Version 25H2affected 10.0.26200.0 < 10.0.26200.9711
Microsoft · Windows 11 version 26H1affected 10.0.28000.0 < 10.0.28000.3231
Microsoft · Windows 11 Version 26H2affected 10.0.26300.0 < 10.0.26300.9711
Microsoft · Windows Server 2012 R2affected 6.3.9600.0 < 6.3.9600.23470
Microsoft · Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)affected 6.3.9600.0 < 6.3.9600.23470
Microsoft · Windows Server 2016affected 10.0.14393.0 < 10.0.14393.9612
Microsoft · Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)affected 10.0.14393.0 < 10.0.14393.9612
Microsoft · Windows Server 2019affected 10.0.17763.0 < 10.0.17763.9376
Microsoft · Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)affected 10.0.17763.0 < 10.0.17763.9376
Microsoft · Windows Server 2022affected 10.0.20348.0 < 10.0.20348.5761
Microsoft · Windows Server 2025affected 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.33650

Sources

SourceLicence
CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5)CVE Program Terms of Use
CISA Known Exploited VulnerabilitiesCC0 1.0
EPSS (FIRST.org)FIRST — attribution requested
ENISA EUVDENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged
CERT-FR (ANSSI)Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0
NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feedsPublic domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD