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

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Microsoft powertoys
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powertoys:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Microsoft powertoys

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:15:00 +0000

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Description Improper authorization 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-285
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:power_toys:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Microsoft
Microsoft power Toys
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2026-06-09T17:04:30.968Z

Updated: 2026-06-10T17:53:25.449Z

Reserved: 2026-04-30T22:35:54.967Z

Link: CVE-2026-42902

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-10T10:31:15.138Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-06-09T17:17:09.670

Modified: 2026-06-12T19:23:26.543

Link: CVE-2026-42902

cve-icon Redhat

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