Description
Weak authentication in Microsoft PowerToys allows an authorized attacker to perform tampering locally.
Published: 2026-10-13
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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History

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 13 Oct 2026 19:15:00 +0000

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Description Weak authentication in Microsoft PowerToys allows an authorized attacker to perform tampering locally.
Title Microsoft PowerToys Tampering Vulnerability
First Time appeared Microsoft
Microsoft power Toys
Weaknesses CWE-1390
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:power_toys:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Microsoft
Microsoft power Toys
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, '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'}


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Microsoft Power Toys
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-14T17:50:03.588Z

Reserved: 2026-08-31T22:35:53.585Z

Link: CVE-2026-83681

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-14T16:28:48.116Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-13T19:20:10.407

Modified: 2026-10-14T17:19:22.557

Link: CVE-2026-83681

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