---
id: "CVE-2026-119912"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-119912"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-119912"]
title: "Windows Kernel: double free lets a local user gain higher privileges"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 6.7
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: [{"name": "Windows Kernel", "fixed": [], "affected": "", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: ["vendor"]
tags: ["infrastructure", "windows"]
not_affected_if: ["no-local-user-access"]
published_at: "2026-11-10T19:20:12+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-10T19:25:02+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-10T19:55:53+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119912", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T19:25:02+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Windows Kernel: double free lets a local user gain higher privileges

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-119912 (this .md is for agents)

A double free bug in the Windows kernel lets a user who already has local access trigger memory corruption. An attacker can use it to elevate privileges on the affected machine.

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

## Affected

- vendor:Windows Kernel affected range not listed fixed no fixed version listed

## Timeline

- 2026-11-10T19:25:02+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119912

## From the sources

Double free in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

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