---
id: "CVE-2026-108414"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-108414"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-108414"]
title: "Windows Projected File System driver: use-after-free lets a local user gain privileges"
severity: "high"
cvss: 7.0
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["infrastructure", "self-hosted", "windows"]
not_affected_if: ["no-local-access"]
published_at: "2026-11-10T19:18:12+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-10T19:24:22+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-10T19:53:51+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-108414", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T19:24:22+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Windows Projected File System driver: use-after-free lets a local user gain privileges

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-108414 (this .md is for agents)

A use-after-free bug in the Windows Projected File System filter driver lets a user who already has access to the machine escalate their privileges. Successful exploitation gives an attacker higher rights on the local Windows system.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed Windows build against Microsoft's security update guide entry for CVE-2026-108414
- Check whether the Projected File System feature is enabled, which the sources do not say how to do; unknown

## Timeline

- 2026-11-10T19:24:22+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-108414

## From the sources

Use after free in Windows Projected File System Filter Driver allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

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