# CVE-2026-118225: Windows Advanced Rasterization Platform privilege escalation

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-118225-inclusion-of-functionality-from-untrusted-control-sphere-in  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-11-10. Updated: 2026-11-10  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-118225 · Severity: high · CVSS 8.8 · Published 2026-11-10

Windows Advanced Rasterization Platform, a core Windows graphics component, contains a vulnerability that allows an authorized local attacker to gain higher privileges on the system. An attacker with existing user access could escalate to system-level permissions, potentially compromising the entire computer and any data or services running on it.

Technologies: [Microsoft Windows Advanced Rasterization Platform](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/windows-advanced-rasterization-platform). Vendors: [Microsoft](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/microsoft).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-118225 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-118225 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-118225?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.8, published 10 November 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Microsoft Windows Advanced Rasterization Platform.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-118225?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2026-118225 attacked?** It is attacked with local access, in an operating system.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-118225?** Check whether you run Microsoft Windows Advanced Rasterization Platform. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

The Windows Advanced Rasterization Platform contains untrusted functionality from an external control sphere that can be exploited for local privilege escalation. An authorized attacker with local access can trigger this vulnerability to elevate privileges on the affected system. A fix has been released by Microsoft.

## Affected products

- Microsoft Windows Advanced Rasterization Platform

## Timeline

- 2026-11-10: disclosed

## References

- [https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-118225](https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-118225)

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