CVE tracker / CVE-2026-119965
CVE-2026-119965
CVE-2026-119965 is the Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability. Microsoft rates it Important, CVSS 6.4. It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Published November 10, 2026.
Risk summary
MediumElevation of Privilege
6.4
CVSS v3 base
Medium
Severity
Important
Microsoft's rating
Less Likely
Microsoft: exploitation
No
In CISA KEV
Microsoft describes it: “Use after free in Windows Kernel allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.”
How to fix it
Microsoft lists 12 affected products and the update that fixes each:
- KB5131077 · fixed build 10.0.26100.33730
Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2025 - KB5131080 · fixed build 10.0.26100.33822
Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2025 - KB5131087 · fixed build 10.0.22631.7711
Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 23H2 for ARM64-based Systems - KB5131090 · fixed build 10.0.20348.5870
Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2022 - KB5132043 · fixed builds 10.0.26300.9911, 10.0.26200.9911, 10.0.26100.9911
Windows 11 Version 26H2 for ARM64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 26H2 for x64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 25H2 for x64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 25H2 for ARM64-based Systems, and 1 more - KB5132061 · fixed builds 10.0.26300.9974, 10.0.26200.9974, 10.0.26100.9974
Windows 11 Version 26H2 for ARM64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 26H2 for x64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 25H2 for x64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 24H2 for x64-based Systems, Windows 11 Version 25H2 for ARM64-based Systems, and 1 more
What Microsoft changed
- November 10, 2026: Information published.
Details
- Weakness
- CWE-416: Use After Free
- Publicly disclosed (Microsoft)
- No
- Exploited (Microsoft)
- No
- Known exploited (CISA KEV)
- Not listed
- Published
- November 10, 2026
- Last revised
- November 10, 2026
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References
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