CVE-2026-68821: Windows Package Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Microsoft · App Installer
Vendor fix available · Affected: Microsoft App Installer · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)
Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.
Higher than 25% of scored CVEs
DescriptionCVE.org
Improper privilege management in Windows Package Manager allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Affected products1
From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.
- Microsoft · App Installerfrom 1.0.0.0 before 1.29.279
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- Exploitation
- Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Published
- August 2026
CoverageNo articles yet
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