CVE-2026-68821High· 7.3▾ TwilightImproper privilege management in Windows Package Manager allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
▾ Twilight zone — High severity, or a signal on a lesser flaw
impact 40.2 · likelihood 0.1 · exploitation 0
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Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA's ADP record at CVE.org: whether exploitation is observed, whether an attack can be automated, and how much of the system is at stake.
Exploit-prediction probability, daily snapshots since Aug 22.
Disclosure to exploitation, from the record and what we observed since indexing it.
Disclosed via NVD
Last analysed / modified upstream
0.3%
Improper privilege management in Windows Package Manager allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
app_installer < 1.30.80Upgrade past the affected range:
app_installer 1.30.80Connected by shared product, vendor, weakness, or advisory.
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