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High 8.8Published Oct 13, 2026
CVE-2026-96251Microsoft PowerShell Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Updated under an hour ago ()
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EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.52%, higher than 44% of scored CVEs.
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Reliance on untrusted inputs in a security decision in Microsoft PowerShell allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- CVSS
- 8.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-807
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 0.52% (percentile 44)
- Assigned by
- microsoft
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 27, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 13, 2026
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