Vulnerability · Published Oct 13, 2026 · Assigned by microsoft
CVE-2026-83681Microsoft PowerToys Tampering Vulnerability
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Microsoft PowerToys from Microsoft. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 27% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 72.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Weak authentication in Microsoft PowerToys allows an authorized attacker to perform tampering locally.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Microsoft PowerToys | 0.1 – before 0.102.0 |
Weakness: CWE-1390 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
References
- Microsoft PowerToys Tampering Vulnerability vendor-advisory, patch