External control of system or configuration setting in Microsoft PowerToys allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
History

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 13 Oct 2026 19:15:00 +0000

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Description External control of system or configuration setting in Microsoft PowerToys allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Title Microsoft PowerToys Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
First Time appeared Microsoft
Microsoft power Toys
Weaknesses CWE-15
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:power_toys:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Microsoft
Microsoft power Toys
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2026-10-13T19:01:15.507Z

Updated: 2026-10-25T18:47:36.243Z

Reserved: 2026-09-22T18:48:47.471Z

Link: CVE-2026-96188

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-13T19:48:19.573Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-13T19:21:46.393

Modified: 2026-10-13T20:19:12.270

Link: CVE-2026-96188

cve-icon Redhat

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