Summary
Impact: Elevation of Privilege. Microsoft rating: Important. Not known to be exploited — Exploitation Less Likely. Customer action: Required.
Details
Security updates
3.22.1.0 — https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9pm860492szd?hl=en-us&gl=US
Vulnerabilities 1
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High 8.8
Microsoft PC Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Microsoft PC Manager allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Revision history
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Information published.
References
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CVE-2026-50438 Microsoft PC Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability - HTML
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50438
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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