CVE-2026-50511
Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Microsoft PC Manager allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Improper link resolution before file access allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Who is affected
- Users of Microsoft PC Manager.
- Urgency
- High urgency due to the potential for local privilege escalation.
- Action
- Apply the security patch provided by Microsoft.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.33% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 25% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- highCVE-2026-50511: Microsoft PC Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerabilitymsrc · 2026-06-09
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