CVE-2026-50438

HIGH
MEDIUM Priority: 0.03 BB Relevance: 43/100
Published: 2026-07-14 Modified: 2026-10-28 First seen: 2026-10-29 Status: active

Attack Surface

Low Complexity No Interaction Conf. Impact Integ. Impact Scope Change

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV: Local
AC: Low
PR: Low
UI: None
S: Changed
C: High
I: High
A: High

Description

Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Microsoft PC Manager allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Affected Software (3)

VendorProductVersion
Microsoft Microsoft PC Manager 1.0.0 < 3.22.1.0
Microsoft Microsoft PC Manager 1.0.0 < 3.22.1.0
microsoft pc_manager < 3.22.1.0

References & Advisories (1)

Bug Bounty Relevance

43 / 100
✓ Low complexity
✓ No user interaction

CVSS Score

8.8 / 10.0 v3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

EPSS — Exploitation Probability

0.37%
Raw Score 0.003700
Percentile 30.9%
Date 2026-10-29

EPSS Trend

2026-10-29
0.00370
2026-10-28
0.00370

Intelligence Sources

mitre ref →
nvd ref →