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Microsoft PowerShell CVE-2026-70338

| EUVDEUVD-2026-56767 HIGH
Code Injection (CWE-94)
2026-08-11 secure@microsoft.com GHSA-mh62-3vqg-v8vm
7.8
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Vendor (microsoft) PRIMARY
HIGH
qualitative
NVD
7.8 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
ENISA EUVD
HIGH
qualitative
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7.8 HIGH

Local vector confirmed by description; PR:N is consistent with no attacker account needed; UI:R reflects required user action to trigger injection.

3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (microsoft).

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Patch available
Aug 11, 2026 - 18:19 EUVD
Analysis Generated
Aug 11, 2026 - 17:50 vuln.today
CVE Published
Aug 11, 2026 - 17:19 nvd
HIGH 7.8

DescriptionNVD

Improper control of generation of code ('code injection') in Microsoft PowerShell allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.

AnalysisAI

Code injection (CWE-94) in Microsoft PowerShell enables a local, unauthenticated attacker to bypass a security feature through user interaction, resulting in high-impact compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The CVSS 3.1 score of 7.8 reflects a local attack vector requiring user interaction, with no privileges needed from the attacker. …

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Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires local access to the target system - remote unauthenticated network exploitation is not indicated by the AV:L vector. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 7.8 score is driven by a local attack vector (AV:L), low attack complexity (AC:L), no required privileges (PR:N), and required user interaction (UI:R), with unchanged scope and full C/I/A impact. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in.
Remediation Apply the Microsoft patch referenced in the MSRC advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-70338. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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