CVE-2026-110359 Privilege escalation in Desktop Host
A local attacker can escalate privileges by exploiting weak permissions on the Hyland Desktop Host service binary directory.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-110359?
CVE-2026-110359 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hyland Desktop Host, published on 14 Oct 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Hyland Desktop Host for Windows before 25.1.1 is vulnerable to local privilege escalation. This is caused by a privileged service running from the %PROGRAMDATA%\Hyland\DesktopHost\bin folder with weak permissions. A local user can exploit this to escalate privileges.
Weakness: CWE-276
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-110359?
How do I fix CVE-2026-110359?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-110359 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-110359 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-110359 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j757-w85c-pwhp.