{"id":"CVE-2026-50438","title":"Microsoft PC Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability","summary":"Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Microsoft PC Manager allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.","severity":"high","cvss":8.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C","cvssSource":"cna","cwe":["CWE-59"],"vendor":"Microsoft","product":"Microsoft PC Manager","affected":["pc_manager >= 1.0.0 < 3.22.1.0"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-07-15T04:00:42.457940Z"},"published":"2026-07-14","updated":"2026-09-17","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-17T22:31:33.304Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-50438","references":[{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50438","label":"Microsoft PC Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.0037,"epssPercentile":0.30781,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-08T17:06:31.916Z","slug":"CVE-2026-50438","body":"## Overview\n\nImproper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Microsoft PC Manager allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `pc_manager >= 1.0.0 < 3.22.1.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":48,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":48.4,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}