---
id: "CVE-2026-112980"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-112980"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-112980"]
title: "Windows Print Spooler: use-after-free lets a local user gain privileges"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 6.7
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["infrastructure", "print-spooler", "windows"]
not_affected_if: ["no-untrusted-local-users"]
published_at: "2026-11-10T19:18:50+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-10T19:24:36+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-10T19:55:56+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112980", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T19:24:36+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Windows Print Spooler: use-after-free lets a local user gain privileges

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-112980 (this .md is for agents)

A use-after-free bug in Windows Print Spooler components lets an already-authorized local user raise their privileges. The sources give no further technical detail.

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

## How to check

- Confirm the Windows build with `winver` and compare it against the update listed in Microsoft's advisory for CVE-2026-112980
- Check whether the Print Spooler service is running with `Get-Service Spooler`
- Source does not say more: unknown

## Timeline

- 2026-11-10T19:24:36+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112980

## From the sources

Use after free in Windows Print Spooler Components allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

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