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CVE-2026-68821

HIGH
MEDIUM Priority: 0.02 BB Relevance: 30/100
Published: 2026-08-11 Modified: 2026-10-28 First seen: 2026-10-29 Status: active

Attack Surface

Low Complexity Conf. Impact Integ. Impact

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV: Local
AC: Low
PR: Low
UI: Required
S: Unchanged
C: High
I: High
A: High

Description

Improper privilege management in Windows Package Manager allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Weakness Classification (1)

Affected Software (3)

VendorProductVersion
Microsoft App Installer 1.0.0.0 < 1.29.279
Microsoft App Installer 1.0.0.0 < 1.29.279
microsoft app_installer < 1.29.280

References & Advisories (1)

Bug Bounty Relevance

30 / 100
✓ Low complexity

CVSS Score

7.3 / 10.0 v3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

EPSS — Exploitation Probability

0.32%
Raw Score 0.003210
Percentile 25.1%
Date 2026-10-29

EPSS Trend

2026-10-29
0.00321
2026-10-28
0.00321

Intelligence Sources

mitre ref →
nvd ref →

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