Microsoft Power Automate Desktop Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
view advisory published 2026-09-08
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describes (1)
Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-77897US | high7.0 | — | ||
Relative path traversal in Power Automate allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. | ||||
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references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- CVE-2026-77897 Microsoft Power Automate Desktop Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability - CSAFself
- CVE-2026-77897 Microsoft Power Automate Desktop Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability - HTMLself
- Microsoft Support Lifecycleexternal
- Common Vulnerability Scoring Systemexternal
- Microsoft Exploitability Indexexternal
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remediations (2)
- FixedPower Automate agent for virtual desktops
2.71.115.26224:Security Update:https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/released-versions/power-automate-desktop
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/released-versions/power-automate-desktop - FixedPower Automate for Desktop
2.71.115.26224:Security Update:https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/released-versions/power-automate-desktop
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/released-versions/power-automate-desktop
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