---
id: "CVE-2026-118232"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-118232"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-118232"]
title: "Windows: out-of-bounds read lets a local user gain higher privileges"
severity: "high"
cvss: 8.8
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: [{"name": "Windows Advanced Rasterization Platform", "fixed": [], "affected": "", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: ["vendor"]
tags: ["infrastructure", "local-privilege-escalation", "windows"]
not_affected_if: ["no-untrusted-local-users"]
published_at: "2026-11-10T19:19:41+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-10T19:24:51+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-10T23:16:50+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118232", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T19:24:51+00:00"}, {"source": "analyst", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118232", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T23:16:50+00:00", "cites": ["https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118232"]}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Windows: out-of-bounds read lets a local user gain higher privileges

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-118232 (this .md is for agents)

Windows Advanced Rasterization Platform, a Windows graphics component, has an out-of-bounds read that lets an authorized local user elevate privileges. An attacker who already has a local account can gain higher system rights.

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

## Affected

- vendor:Windows Advanced Rasterization Platform affected range not listed fixed no fixed version listed

## How to check

Unknown: builds not yet read from Microsoft. Check Microsoft's Security Update Guide entry for CVE-2026-118232 for the KB per Windows version, then compare it with installed updates (Get-HotFix or winver).

## Timeline

- 2026-11-10T19:24:51+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118232
- 2026-11-10T23:16:50+00:00 analyst https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118232 — Could not read the MSRC page (JS-only, web-cli returned empty; WebFetch returned only headings) and NVD page had no detail. Affected builds, KB and fix remain unknown; nothing verified. Settle by reading the MSRC update guide entry in a browser. X/search not used.

## Documents

- [describes] NVD CVE-2026-118232 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118232

## From the sources

Out-of-bounds read in Windows Advanced Rasterization Platform allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

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