CVE-2026-59133 (GCVE-0-2026-59133)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-11 17:03 – Updated: 2026-08-11 22:29
VLAI
Title
Microsoft High Performance Computing (HPC) Pack Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Summary
Execution with unnecessary privileges in Microsoft High Performance Computing (HPC) Pack allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/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 (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-250 - Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Microsoft Windows App Client for Windows Desktop Affected: 1.00 , < 2.0.1193.0 (custom)
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Date Public
2026-08-11 14:00
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