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Vulnerability from bitnami_vulndb

Published

2026-08-19 11:41

Modified

2026-08-19 12:00

Summary

Microsoft PowerShell Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Details

Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in Microsoft PowerShell allows an authorized attacker to execute code locally.

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  "id": "BIT-powershell-2026-50523",
  "modified": "2026-08-19T12:00:51.730Z",
  "published": "2026-08-19T11:41:11.861Z",
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    },
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  "schema_version": "1.6.2",
  "summary": "Microsoft PowerShell Remote Code Execution Vulnerability"
}

CVE-2026-50523 (GCVE-0-2026-50523)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-14 21:05 – Updated: 2026-08-21 23:08

Title

Microsoft PowerShell Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Summary

Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in Microsoft PowerShell allows an authorized attacker to execute code locally.

Severity

7.8 (High)


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

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-07-13 00:00 UTC

CWE

CWE-77 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

Assigner

microsoft mitre root

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerabi…	vendor-advisorypatch

Impacted products

3 products

Vendor	Product	Version
Microsoft	PowerShell 7.4	Affected: 7.4.0 , < 7.4.19.0 (custom)
Microsoft	PowerShell 7.5	Affected: 7.5.0 , < 7.5.10.0 (custom)
Microsoft	PowerShell 7.6	Affected: 7.6.0 , < 7.6.5 (custom)

Date Public

2026-08-11 14:00

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