---
id: "CVE-2026-114170"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-114170"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-114170"]
title: "Windows Kernel: use-after-free lets a local user gain higher privileges"
severity: "high"
cvss: 7.8
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: [{"name": "Windows Kernel", "fixed": [], "affected": "", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: ["vendor"]
tags: ["infrastructure", "kernel", "local-privilege-escalation", "windows"]
not_affected_if: ["remote-only-access"]
published_at: "2026-11-10T19:19:10+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-10T19:24:44+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-10T23:40:56+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-114170", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T19:24:44+00:00"}, {"source": "analyst", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-114170", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T23:40:56+00:00", "cites": ["https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-114170"]}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Windows Kernel: use-after-free lets a local user gain higher privileges

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-114170 (this .md is for agents)

A use-after-free flaw in the Windows kernel lets an attacker who already has a local account raise their privileges. The attacker gets the rights of a higher-privileged account or SYSTEM on the affected machine.

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

## Affected

- vendor:Windows Kernel affected range not listed fixed no fixed version listed

## How to check

Unknown until Microsoft's Security Update Guide entry for CVE-2026-114170 is read. Check that the latest November 2026 cumulative update is installed on Windows hosts (Settings > Windows Update > Update history).

## Timeline

- 2026-11-10T19:24:44+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-114170
- 2026-11-10T23:40:56+00:00 analyst https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-114170 — MSRC page is JS-only and returned no text; CVRF API empty. Only NVD description (local UAF, CVSS 7.8, AV:L/AC:H/PR:L) read. Affected builds and KB unknown; nothing verified. Needs MSRC entry read in a browser.

## Documents

- [describes] NVD: CVE-2026-114170 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-114170

## From the sources

Use after free in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

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