---
id: "CVE-2026-112762"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-112762"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-112762"]
title: "Windows Print Spooler: path traversal lets an attacker gain higher privileges"
severity: "high"
cvss: 8.8
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["infrastructure", "print-spooler", "windows"]
not_affected_if: []
published_at: "2026-11-10T19:18:39+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-10T19:24:32+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-10T19:31:49+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112762", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T19:24:32+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Windows Print Spooler: path traversal lets an attacker gain higher privileges

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-112762 (this .md is for agents)

A relative path traversal flaw in Windows Print Spooler components lets an unauthorized attacker elevate privileges over the network. NVD rates it high (CVSS 8.8) and the sources give no further detail.

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

## Timeline

- 2026-11-10T19:24:32+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112762

## From the sources

Relative path traversal in Windows Print Spooler Components allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

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