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CVE-2026-96188: Microsoft PowerToys Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.3 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-10-13 · updated 2026-10-31
- Weakness: CWE-15
Description
External control of system or configuration setting in Microsoft PowerToys allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Affected products
- Microsoft PowerToys: from 0.1 before 0.101.2632.0 — fixed in 0.101.2632.0
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft PowerToys 0.101.2632.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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