Microsoft PowerToys Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
view advisory published 2026-10-13
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describes (1)
Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-96188US | high7.3 | — | ||
External control of system or configuration setting in Microsoft PowerToys allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. | ||||
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External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
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remediations (1)
- FixedMicrosoft PowerToys
0.101.2632.0:Security Update:https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/tag/v0.101.2632.0
https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/releases/tag/v0.101.2632.0
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