CVE-2026-59119: PowerShell Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High severity · published Aug 11, 2026

CVE-2026-59119

PowerShell Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

7.3

CVSS

0.4%

EPSS

On KEV

Description

Incorrect default permissions in Microsoft PowerShell allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack vector

Local

Complexity

Low

Privileges

Low

User interaction

Required

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Scope

Unchanged

Exploitation

Is it being used?

Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 32% of CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet

CISA KEVNot listed

Ransomware campaign useNot known

Affected products

Which versions

PowerShell 7.4 · Microsoft

7.4.0 before 7.4.19.0 · source: vendor

PowerShell 7.5 · Microsoft

7.5.0 before 7.5.10.0 · source: vendor

PowerShell 7.6 · Microsoft

7.6.0 before 7.6.5 · source: vendor

Powershell · Microsoft

7.4 before 7.4.19.0; 7.5 before 7.5.10.0; 7.6 before 7.6.5 · source: NVD

Affected product

PowerShell 7.4

Microsoft

All PowerShell 7.4 CVEs

References

NVD

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-59119

CVE.org

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-59119

vendor-advisory

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-59119