---
id: "CVE-2026-118279"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-118279"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-118279"]
title: "Windows graphics platform heap overflow lets a local user gain higher privileges"
severity: "high"
cvss: 8.8
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["infrastructure", "windows"]
not_affected_if: []
published_at: "2026-11-10T19:19:41+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-10T19:24:51+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-10T19:30:00+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118279", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T19:24:51+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Windows graphics platform heap overflow lets a local user gain higher privileges

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-118279 (this .md is for agents)

A heap-based buffer overflow in the Windows Advanced Rasterization Platform, the Windows graphics component, lets an authorized attacker raise their privileges on the same machine. Nothing in the sources says it is exploited in the wild.

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

## Timeline

- 2026-11-10T19:24:51+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118279

## From the sources

Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Advanced Rasterization Platform allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

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