---
id: "CVE-2026-118123"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-118123"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-118123"]
title: "Windows PPPoE driver race condition lets a local user gain privileges"
severity: "high"
cvss: 7.0
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["infrastructure", "pppoe", "windows"]
not_affected_if: ["no-local-accounts"]
published_at: "2026-11-10T19:19:31+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-10T19:24:48+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-10T19:52:07+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118123", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T19:24:48+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Windows PPPoE driver race condition lets a local user gain privileges

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-118123 (this .md is for agents)

A race condition in the Windows Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) component lets an authorized local attacker elevate their privileges. The sources do not describe a public exploit.

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

## Timeline

- 2026-11-10T19:24:48+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118123

## From the sources

Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

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