{"id":"CVE-2026-96951","title":"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.","summary":"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.","severity":"high","cvss":8.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-77"],"published":"2026-10-13","updated":"2026-10-14","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-14T04:19:03.993","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96951","references":[{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-96951","label":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-96951","label":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"tags":["nvd","kev","in-the-wild"],"kev":true,"kevDateAdded":"2026-10-13","kevDueDate":"2026-10-16","kevRansomware":false,"exploited":true,"zeroDay":true,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-13T19:43:29.285Z","slug":"CVE-2026-96951","body":"## Overview\n\nImproper 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.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"abyssal","depthScore":73,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":48.4,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":25,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":219953,"id":"CVE-2026-96951","ts":1791954979947,"field":"zero_day","old":"false","new":"true"},{"seq":219952,"id":"CVE-2026-96951","ts":1791954979947,"field":"exploited","old":"false","new":"true"},{"seq":219951,"id":"CVE-2026-96951","ts":1791954979947,"field":"kev","old":"false","new":"true"}]}