{"id":"CVE-2026-96251","title":"Reliance on untrusted inputs in a security decision in Microsoft PowerShell allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.","summary":"Reliance on untrusted inputs in a security decision in Microsoft PowerShell allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.","severity":"high","cvss":8.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-807"],"published":"2026-10-13","updated":"2026-10-13","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-13T20:19:16.460","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96251","references":[{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-96251","label":"secure@microsoft.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-13T19:43:29.258Z","vendor":"Microsoft","product":"PowerShell 7.4","affected":["powershell_7.4 >= 7.4.0 < 7.4.21","powershell_7.5 >= 7.5.0 < 7.5.12","powershell_7.6 >= 7.6.0 < 7.6.7"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-10-13T19:45:29.980282Z"},"epss":0.00691,"epssPercentile":0.52661,"slug":"CVE-2026-96251","body":"## Overview\n\nReliance on untrusted inputs in a security decision in Microsoft PowerShell allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":49,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":48.4,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}