CVE-2026-119839
Windows Remote Desktop Client Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2026-119839 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Microsoft Windows 11 Version 23h2, published November 10, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.78%, the 56th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 8.8 HighCVSS 3.1, CVE List
- Exploit chance
- 0.78%EPSS, 56th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
Untrusted search path in Remote Desktop Client allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Windows Remote Desktop Client Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Untrusted search path in Remote Desktop Client allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- Record
CVE-2026-119839- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-426
- Updated
- 2026-11-10
EUVDEUVD-2026-122357
Untrusted search path in Remote Desktop Client allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- Record
EUVD-2026-122357- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-10
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7597-72rc-8q6m
Untrusted search path in Remote Desktop Client allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate...
Untrusted search path in Remote Desktop Client allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- Record
GHSA-7597-72rc-8q6m- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-426
- Updated
- 2026-11-10
NVD
Untrusted search path in Remote Desktop Client allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- Record
CVE-2026-119839- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-426
- Updated
- 2026-11-10
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| published | EUVD | |
| published | EUVD, NVD | |
| aliases, references | GitHub Advisories | |
| cwes, references, severity, title | CVE List | |
| first indexed | EUVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.