{"id":"CVE-2026-83681","title":"Weak authentication in Microsoft PowerToys allows an authorized attacker to perform tampering locally.","summary":"Weak authentication in Microsoft PowerToys allows an authorized attacker to perform tampering locally.","severity":"medium","cvss":5.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","cwe":["CWE-1390"],"published":"2026-10-13","updated":"2026-10-14","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-14T17:19:22.557","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-83681","references":[{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-83681","label":"secure@microsoft.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.00338,"epssPercentile":0.27033,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-13T19:43:29.082Z","vendor":"Microsoft","product":"Microsoft PowerToys","affected":["powertoys >= 0.1 < 0.101.2632.0"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-10-14T16:28:43.319492Z"},"slug":"CVE-2026-83681","body":"## Overview\n\nWeak authentication in Microsoft PowerToys allows an authorized attacker to perform tampering locally.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":30,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":30.3,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}