---
id: "CVE-2026-118218"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-118218"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-118218"]
title: "Windows: use-after-free in graphics platform lets a local user gain admin rights"
severity: "high"
cvss: 8.8
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["infrastructure", "windows"]
not_affected_if: ["no-untrusted-local-users"]
published_at: "2026-11-10T19:19:38+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-10T19:24:50+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-10T19:30:11+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118218", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T19:24:50+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Windows: use-after-free in graphics platform lets a local user gain admin rights

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-118218 (this .md is for agents)

A use-after-free bug in the Windows Advanced Rasterization Platform, the graphics component of Windows, lets an attacker who already has a local account raise their privileges. The sources give a CVSS score of 8.8 and do not describe a public exploit.

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

## How to check

- Check the Windows build with `winver` and compare it against the update Microsoft lists for CVE-2026-118218.
- Confirm that Windows Update is current on each machine.

## Timeline

- 2026-11-10T19:24:50+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118218

## From the sources

Use after free in Windows Advanced Rasterization Platform allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

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