CVE-2026-96188: Microsoft PowerToys Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Overview

Severity

High (CVSS 7.3)

CVSS Vector

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

Category

Elevation of Privilege

Exploit Status

Not Exploited

Patch Tuesday

2026-Oct

Released

2026-10-13

Description

External control of system or configuration setting in Microsoft PowerToys allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

FAQ

What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability? An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain administrator privileges.

Affected Products (1)

Apps

• Microsoft PowerToys

Security Updates (1)

• Release Notes

Acknowledgments

Yuval Fradkin

Revision History

• 2026-10-13: Information published.