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CVE-2026-105524

Local privilege escalation via weak auth in Windows WMI

CVSS 3.1
7.8 high
EPSS
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Published
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Modified
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Weak authentication in Windows Management Instrumentation lets an already authorized user raise privileges on the same machine. The attacker must be logged on locally; no further user interaction is required. Successful use yields high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has not listed affected builds or a fixed version.

What to do: Apply Microsoft's update for CVE-2026-105524 when it is available. No workaround is stated.

ProductAffected
Microsoft Windows Management Instrumentation—
Estimated exposure
No basis for an estimate.

Order-of-magnitude estimate by the model from install counts, market share and public scan data it knows; verify before quoting.

Description · NVD

Weak authentication in Windows Management Instrumentation allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Weakness
CWE-1390
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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