Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-50523 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-50523 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-50523?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 14 August 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Microsoft PowerShell.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-50523?
- 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-2026-50523 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access, in an operating system.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-50523?
- Check whether you run Microsoft 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 neutralization of special elements in command processing (command injection, CWE-77/78) within Microsoft PowerShell. The flaw allows an authorized attacker with local access to execute arbitrary code by injecting specially-crafted commands. Attack requires local access and attacker authorization. No patch availability information is provided in the advisory.
Affected products
- Microsoft PowerShell
Timeline
- 2026-08-14: disclosed