Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-124226 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-124226 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-124226?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.8, published 10 November 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Microsoft Windows PowerShell.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-124226?
- 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-2026-124226 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access, in an operating system.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-124226?
- 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 allows execution with unnecessary privileges in Windows PowerShell, enabling an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature through local attack. This is a privilege escalation issue requiring local access and existing user credentials; the attacker gains the ability to escalate privileges and circumvent security controls.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows PowerShell
Timeline
- 2026-11-10: advisory