{"id":"CVE-2026-50454","title":"Relative path traversal in Windows User Interface Core allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.","summary":"Relative path traversal in Windows User Interface Core 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","cwe":["CWE-23"],"published":"2026-07-14","updated":"2026-07-17","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-50454","references":[{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50454","label":"secure@microsoft.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.0037,"epssPercentile":0.30781,"ingestedAt":"2026-07-17T20:15:43.205Z","vendor":"Microsoft","product":"Windows 11 Version 24H2","affected":["windows_11_version_24h2 >= 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.8875","windows_11_version_25h2 >= 10.0.26200.0 < 10.0.26200.8875","windows_11_version_26h1 >= 10.0.28000.0 < 10.0.28000.2525","windows_server_2025 >= 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.33158","windows_server_2025_server_core_installation >= 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.33158"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-07-17T03:56:31.742714Z"},"slug":"CVE-2026-50454","body":"## Overview\n\nRelative path traversal in Windows User Interface Core allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.\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":[]}