High severity · published Oct 13, 2026
CVE-2026-96188
Microsoft PowerToys Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
7.3
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
External control of system or configuration setting in Microsoft PowerToys 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 31% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MP
Microsoft PowerToys · Microsoft
0.1 before 0.101.2632.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96188
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-96188
vendor-advisory
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-96188
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