Summary
Impact: Elevation of Privilege. Microsoft rating: Important. Not known to be exploited — Exploitation Less Likely. Customer action: Required.
Vulnerabilities 1
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High 7.8
Windows Sandbox Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Improper neutralization of special elements used in an os command ('os command injection') in Windows Sandbox allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Revision history
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References
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CVE-2026-119906 Windows Sandbox Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability - HTML
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-119906
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Microsoft Exploitability Index
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/msrc/exploitability-index?rtc=1
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Microsoft Support Lifecycle
https://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle
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Common Vulnerability Scoring System
https://www.first.org/cvss