Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-16799 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-16799 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-16799?
- Informational severity, published 24 July 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Devolutions PowerShell Universal 2026.2.2 and earlier.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-16799?
- 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-2026-16799 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-16799?
- Check whether you run Devolutions PowerShell Universal at an affected version. 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
A missing authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) exists in the automation tests and workflows features of Devolutions PowerShell Universal. The root cause is a failure to perform adequate server-side authorization checks on incoming requests. An attacker with valid credentials and the 'Reader' role can exploit this to perform actions typically reserved for higher-privileged roles, such as executing tests or altering workflow configurations. The vulnerability is addressed in version 2026.2.3.
Affected products
- Devolutions PowerShell Universal 2026.2.2 and earlier
Timeline
- 2026-07-24: disclosed
- 2026-07-24: advisory