---
id: "CVE-2026-119853"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-119853"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-119853"]
title: "Windows: Remote Access API search path lets local users gain higher privileges"
severity: "high"
cvss: 7.8
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["infrastructure", "local-users", "windows"]
not_affected_if: ["no-local-users"]
published_at: "2026-11-10T19:20:02+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-10T19:24:59+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-10T22:46:50+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119853", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T19:24:59+00:00"}, {"source": "analyst", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119853", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T22:46:50+00:00", "cites": ["https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119853"]}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Windows: Remote Access API search path lets local users gain higher privileges

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-119853 (this .md is for agents)

An untrusted search path in the Windows Remote Access API lets a local user who already has an account load code they control. Successful exploitation lets that user elevate privileges on the machine.

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

## How to check

Unknown: affected builds and KB are not confirmed. Look up CVE-2026-119853 in the Microsoft Security Update Guide, compare your Windows build (winver) with the fixed build for your edition, and install the November 2026 cumulative update once it is listed.

## Timeline

- 2026-11-10T19:24:59+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119853
- 2026-11-10T22:46:50+00:00 analyst https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119853 — MSRC page is JS-only (WebFetch/web-cli empty, browser-cli 402, MSRC API too large). Only NVD read; no affected builds, KB or fix confirmed. Nothing verified. Fix status set unknown (earlier 'none' had no vendor page). Revisit when MSRC details are reachable.

## Documents

- [describes] NVD: CVE-2026-119853 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119853

## From the sources

Untrusted search path in Windows Remote Access API allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

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