CVE-2026-42902
Microsoft PowerToys Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Improper authorization in Microsoft PowerToys allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Microsoft PowerToys Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Improper authorization in Microsoft PowerToys allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-42902- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
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 - Weakness
- CWE-285
- Updated
- 2026-11-11
EUVDEUVD-2026-35659
Improper authorization in Microsoft PowerToys allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
EUVD-2026-35659- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
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 - Updated
- 2026-11-11
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7vhg-93p3-4hvq
Improper authorization in Microsoft PowerToys allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges...
Improper authorization in Microsoft PowerToys allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
GHSA-7vhg-93p3-4hvq- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-285
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper authorization in Microsoft PowerToys allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-42902- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-285
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Improper authorization in Microsoft PowerToys allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-42902- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-42902 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Microsoft Powertoys, published June 9, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.29%, the 21st percentile. No source names a fixed version.