---
id: "CVE-2026-119851"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-119851"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-119851"]
title: "Windows Storage Spaces Controller race lets a local user gain privileges"
severity: "high"
cvss: 7.0
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["infrastructure", "storage-spaces", "windows"]
not_affected_if: ["no-local-accounts"]
published_at: "2026-11-10T19:20:02+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-10T19:24:59+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-10T19:51:44+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119851", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T19:24:59+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Windows Storage Spaces Controller race lets a local user gain privileges

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-119851 (this .md is for agents)

A time-of-check time-of-use race condition in the Windows Storage Spaces Controller lets an authorized local user elevate their privileges. An attacker who already has a local account can use it to gain higher rights on the machine.

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

## Timeline

- 2026-11-10T19:24:59+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119851

## From the sources

Time-of-check time-of-use (toctou) race condition in Windows Storage Spaces Controller allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

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