WINDOWS REMOTE DESKTOP SERVICES · CVE-2026-119957 · Infrastructure
NO FIX YET
A double free bug in Windows Remote Desktop Services lets an attacker who already has an account on the machine raise their privileges. Successful exploitation gives the attacker higher rights than they were granted.
first public Nov 10, 2026 · 1 source
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Windows machines that run Remote Desktop Services, including Remote Desktop session hosts, are the systems to look at. An attacker must already be authorized on the machine, so the flaw is a local privilege escalation rather than a remote entry point. Machines without Remote Desktop Services in use have less exposure, but the sources do not say that they are unaffected.
Not affected if rds-not-in-use
Who cares remote-desktop-services, windows, windows-server
winver and compare it with the fixed build in Microsoft's advisory for CVE-2026-119957No fix yet, per the sources.
Double free in Windows Remote Desktop Services allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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