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Not yet scoredPublished Oct 27, 2026

CVE-2026-118131CVE-2026-118131

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It affects GnuPG. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.

No exploitation reported and no EPSS estimate yet.

GnuPG (version 2.5.21) for Windows contains a vulnerability where default Discretionary Access Control List (DACL) inheritance on the C:\ProgramData directory allows members of the BUILTIN\Users group to create arbitrary subdirectories under this path. An attacker with low-privilege access can create the expected GnuPG configuration directory and inject malicious configuration files consumed by GnuPG components. This can result in code execution within the security context of the victim user.

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CVSS
Not yet scored
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-732, CWE-379, CWE-427
Known exploited
Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by
certcc
NVD analysis
Awaiting Analysis
Record last updated
Oct 27, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals
Oct 27, 2026

Affected products

Affected products
GnuPG GnuPG
gnupg:gnupg (from the name)
2.5.21
CNA record

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References

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