CVE-2026-119957
Windows Remote Desktop Services Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2026-119957 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Microsoft Windows Server 2016, published November 10, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.27%, the 19th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 7.8 HighCVSS 3.1, CVE List
- Exploit chance
- 0.27%EPSS, 19th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
Double free in Windows Remote Desktop Services allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
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 Services Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Double free in Windows Remote Desktop Services allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-119957- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-415
- Updated
- 2026-11-10
EUVDEUVD-2026-122450
Double free in Windows Remote Desktop Services allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
EUVD-2026-122450- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-11
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-33j3-8q7x-fh3h
Double free in Windows Remote Desktop Services allows an authorized attacker to elevate...
Double free in Windows Remote Desktop Services allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
GHSA-33j3-8q7x-fh3h- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-415
- Updated
- 2026-11-10
NVD
Double free in Windows Remote Desktop Services allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-119957- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-415
- 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.