{"id":"CVE-2026-42902","title":"Microsoft PowerToys Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability","summary":"Improper authorization in Microsoft PowerToys allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.","severity":"high","cvss":7.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C","cvssSource":"cna","cwe":["CWE-285"],"vendor":"Microsoft","product":"Microsoft PowerToys","affected":["powertoys >= 0.1 < v0.99.1"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-06-10T03:57:44.660372Z"},"published":"2026-06-09","updated":"2026-09-24","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-24T13:43:36.714Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-42902","references":[{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-42902","label":"Microsoft PowerToys Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.00291,"epssPercentile":0.21948,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-24T14:44:21.433Z","slug":"CVE-2026-42902","body":"## Overview\n\nImproper authorization in Microsoft PowerToys allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `powertoys >= 0.1 < v0.99.1`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":43,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.9,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}