{"id":"CVE-2026-50488","title":"Clipboard User Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability","summary":"Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in Windows Clipboard User Service 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-77"],"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_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":"2026-07-15T03:58:29.601641Z"},"published":"2026-07-14","updated":"2026-09-17","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-17T22:31:49.779Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-50488","references":[{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50488","label":"Clipboard User Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.00322,"epssPercentile":0.25423,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-08T17:06:31.915Z","slug":"CVE-2026-50488","body":"## Overview\n\nImproper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in Windows Clipboard User Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `windows_11_version_24h2 >= 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.8875`\n- `windows_11_version_25h2 >= 10.0.26200.0 < 10.0.26200.8875`\n- `windows_server_2025 >= 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.33158`\n- `windows_server_2025_server_core_installation >= 10.0.26100.0 < 10.0.26100.33158`\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":[]}