Description
External control of system or configuration setting in Microsoft PowerToys allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Published: 2026-10-13
Score: 7.3 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
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'}

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Microsoft Power Toys
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-13T20:37:28.094Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-96188

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

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

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

Link: CVE-2026-96188

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-15

    External Control of System or Configuration Setting