CVE-2026-59117
Windows Terminal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Integer overflow or wraparound in Windows Terminal allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Windows Terminal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Integer overflow or wraparound in Windows Terminal allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- Record
CVE-2026-59117- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-190
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-45059
Integer overflow or wraparound in Windows Terminal allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- Record
EUVD-2026-45059- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g52r-hw2c-c98r
Integer overflow or wraparound in Windows Terminal allows an unauthorized attacker to execute...
Integer overflow or wraparound in Windows Terminal allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- Record
GHSA-g52r-hw2c-c98r- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-190
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Integer overflow or wraparound in Windows Terminal allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- Record
CVE-2026-59117- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-190
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-59117 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Microsoft Terminal, published July 16, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.61%, the 49th percentile. No source names a fixed version.