Nov 2026: Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2026-119865 Published on November 10, 2026
Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Windows Installer allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Vulnerability Analysis
Weakness Types
What is a Race Condition Vulnerability?
The program contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently.
CVE-2026-119865 has been classified to as a Race Condition vulnerability or weakness.
What is a Dangling pointer Vulnerability?
Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code.
CVE-2026-119865 has been classified to as a Dangling pointer vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-119865
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