Vulnerability · Published Jul 24, 2026 · Assigned by DEVOLUTIONS
CVE-2026-16801
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity code injection in PowerShell Universal from Devolutions. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 45% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 55.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Improper control of generation of code ('Code Injection') in the variables feature in Devolutions PowerShell Universal 2026.2.2 and earlier allows an authenticated user with variable write permission to execute arbitrary PowerShell code via a crafted variable value that is not properly escaped when written to the variables configuration file.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Devolutions | PowerShell Universal | 0 – before 2026.2.3 |
Weakness: CWE-94 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H