Microsoft Powertoys vulnerabilities

2 CVEs affecting Microsoft Powertoys, 0 known to be exploited (CISA KEV), with EPSS scores. Latest: CVE-2026-96188, published 2026-10-13.

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• CVE-2026-96188, published 2026-10-13. High severity, CVSS 7.3. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. External control of system or configuration setting in Microsoft PowerToys allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
• CVE-2026-83681, published 2026-10-13. Medium severity, CVSS 5.5. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Weak authentication in Microsoft PowerToys allows an authorized attacker to perform tampering locally.