Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-119846 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-119846 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-119846?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 10 November 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Microsoft Windows Subsystem for Linux.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-119846?
- 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-2026-119846 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access, in an operating system.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-119846?
- Check whether you run Microsoft Windows Subsystem For Linux. 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
An out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Windows Subsystem for Linux permits an authenticated local attacker to read memory beyond allocated bounds, leading to privilege escalation. The vulnerability requires an authorized user account and local access. A patch from Microsoft addresses this memory safety issue.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows Subsystem for Linux
Timeline
- 2026-11-10: disclosed