---
id: "CVE-2026-119913"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-119913"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-119913"]
title: "Windows Print Spooler: link following lets local users gain higher privileges"
severity: "high"
cvss: 7.0
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["infrastructure", "print-spooler", "windows"]
not_affected_if: ["no-local-users"]
published_at: "2026-11-10T19:20:12+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-10T19:25:02+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-10T19:51:30+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119913", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T19:25:02+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Windows Print Spooler: link following lets local users gain higher privileges

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-119913 (this .md is for agents)

Windows Print Spooler Components follow symbolic or junction links before accessing files, so a local user with some access can redirect file operations. An authorized attacker can use this to elevate privileges on the machine.

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

## How to check

- Check the Windows build with `winver` and compare it against the fixed build in Microsoft's advisory for CVE-2026-119913 (unknown from these sources)
- Confirm the Print Spooler service state with `Get-Service Spooler` (unknown whether this is the trigger)

## Timeline

- 2026-11-10T19:25:02+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119913

## From the sources

Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows Print Spooler Components allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

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