{"id":"CVE-2026-59119","title":"PowerShell Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability","summary":"Incorrect default permissions in Microsoft PowerShell allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.","severity":"high","cvss":7.3,"cvssVector":"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","cvssSource":"cna","cwe":["CWE-276"],"vendor":"Microsoft","product":"PowerShell 7.4","affected":["powershell_7.4 >= 7.4.0 < 7.4.19.0","powershell_7.5 >= 7.5.0 < 7.5.10.0","powershell_7.6 >= 7.6.0 < 7.6.5"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-08-07T00:00:00+00:00"},"published":"2026-08-11","updated":"2026-09-16","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-16T16:25:15.355Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-59119","references":[{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-59119","label":"PowerShell Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.00321,"epssPercentile":0.25396,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-08T18:07:34.893Z","slug":"CVE-2026-59119","body":"## Overview\n\nIncorrect default permissions in Microsoft PowerShell allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `powershell_7.4 >= 7.4.0 < 7.4.19.0`\n- `powershell_7.5 >= 7.5.0 < 7.5.10.0`\n- `powershell_7.6 >= 7.6.0 < 7.6.5`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":40,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":40.2,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}