CVE-2026-96188
Microsoft PowerToys Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
External control of system or configuration setting 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
- Required
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
External control of system or configuration setting in Microsoft PowerToys allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-96188- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-15
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-100194
External control of system or configuration setting in Microsoft PowerToys allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
EUVD-2026-100194- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xv6f-p8rv-33x4
External control of system or configuration setting in Microsoft PowerToys allows an authorized...
External control of system or configuration setting in Microsoft PowerToys allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
GHSA-xv6f-p8rv-33x4- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-15
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
External control of system or configuration setting in Microsoft PowerToys allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-96188- CVSS 3.1
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-15
- 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-2026-96188 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.3) in Microsoft Powertoys, published October 13, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.38%, the 31st percentile. No source names a fixed version.