Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-124225 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-124225 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-124225?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 10 November 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Microsoft Windows PowerShell.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-124225?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-124225 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access, in an operating system.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-124225?
- Check whether you run Microsoft Windows PowerShell. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
The vulnerability is an improper control of code generation (code injection) in Windows PowerShell. It requires local access to trigger and allows an unauthorized attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running PowerShell.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows PowerShell
Timeline
- 2026-11-10: disclosed