Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-119960 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-119960 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-119960?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.5, published 10 November 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Microsoft Windows Hyper-V.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-119960?
- 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-2026-119960 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access, in an operating system.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-119960?
- Check whether you run Microsoft Windows Hyper-V. 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
A use-of-uninitialized-resource vulnerability in Windows Hyper-V allows an authenticated local attacker to achieve privilege escalation. The vulnerability requires local access and existing authorization on the target system. A successful exploit grants elevated privileges to the attacker.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows Hyper-V
Timeline
- 2026-11-10: disclosed