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CVE-2026-119839

High (8.8)—
Schedule the patchSeverity High 8.8. No public exploit or active exploitation known.
Vendor advisory· Microsoft MSRC
Severity8.8High · CVSS 3.1
Exploitation probability0.78 %higher than 57% of CVEs · score from Nov 11, 2026
Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog · checked Nov 12, 03:00 AM
Public exploitNot knownno public code found

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Untrusted search path in Remote Desktop Client allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

Timeline

Built from our own data: NVD, CISA KEV and other exploitation catalogues, FIRST EPSS, public exploits, specialised media and Orbitaley coverage.

  1. CVE record published in NVD
  2. Alert: Microsoft fixes 200 vulnerabilities, including an Outlook flaw CISA confirms is being exploited

ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

Vector UI:R (requiere interacción del usuario) implica T1203; CWE-426 (ruta de búsqueda no confiable) permite escalar privilegios, mecanismo concreto no especificado, por eso T1574 padre.

Inferred by our analysis agent from the official description, CVSS vector and CWE, and checked by a supervisor. May contain errors.

ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques

Update SoftwareApplication Developer GuidanceUser Account ManagementRestrict File and Directory PermissionsRestrict Registry PermissionsExecution Prevention

Affected technologies (1)

⚠ AI-inferred from the description — NVD hasn't analyzed this CVE yet, these aren't verified CPEs.

Microsoft — Windows Remote Desktop ClientAI

NVD record

NVD status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Nov 10, 2026
Last modified
Nov 10, 2026
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-426

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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