High
Microsoft PC Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Microsoft PC Manager allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Announced Group revision 1
Original source ↗CVE-2026-50438
Primary source · Revision 1
Imported from structured advisory data. Source references identify upstream records or fields; verify affected versions and your deployed configuration.
Security context
Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-50438
Microsoft PC Manager
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
[
{
"vendor": "Microsoft",
"product": "Microsoft PC Manager",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "1.0.0",
"lessThan": "3.22.1.0",
"versionType": "custom"
}
]
}
]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2026-50438
Source reference:
/cveMetadata/cveId
Publisher severity
high
Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics
- Event
- #13360 · Revision 1
- Added to Heist Feed
- Publisher date