---
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: '2026-09-25'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-25T19:37:35.209Z'
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: 0.00382
epssPercentile: 0.29336
ingestedAt: '2026-09-08T18:07:34.893Z'
---

## Overview

Incorrect default permissions in Microsoft PowerShell allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

## 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`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.