---
id: "CVE-2026-122163"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-122163"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-122163"]
title: "Windows Image Acquisition: double free lets remote attacker run code"
severity: "high"
cvss: 7.5
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: [{"name": "Windows Image Acquisition", "fixed": [], "affected": "", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: ["vendor"]
tags: ["image-acquisition", "infrastructure", "windows"]
not_affected_if: []
published_at: "2026-11-10T19:20:32+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-10T19:25:09+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-10T19:44:21+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-122163", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T19:25:09+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Windows Image Acquisition: double free lets remote attacker run code

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-122163 (this .md is for agents)

A memory bug (double free) in the Windows Image Acquisition component lets an unauthorized attacker send crafted network traffic. A successful attack can execute code on the affected Windows machine.

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

## Affected

- vendor:Windows Image Acquisition affected range not listed fixed no fixed version listed

## Timeline

- 2026-11-10T19:25:09+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-122163

## From the sources

Double free in Windows Image Acquisition allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

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