CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-42902

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.29%

21th percentile - higher than 21% of all known CVEs

Summary

Improper authorization vulnerability in Microsoft PowerToys allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could bypass access control mechanisms and gain unauthorized privileges.

Recommendation

Update Microsoft PowerToys to the latest version available from Microsoft.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Improper authorization in Microsoft PowerToys allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS