{"answers":{"affected":"It affects 1 product.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-50438 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2026-50438 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"CVE-2026-50438 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Microsoft PC Manager, published on 14 Jul 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2026-50438 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2026-50438 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Microsoft PC Manager, published on 14 Jul 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-50438 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected product: Microsoft PC Manager. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-50438/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-50438/index.md)","id":"CVE-2026-50438","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-50438/index.md","name":"CVE-2026-50438","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-mx3q-8ph8-rf8h"],"analysis":{"component_type":"desktop_application","fix_type":"patch","impacts":["privilege_escalation"],"network_reachable":"adjacent_or_local","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"Microsoft PC Manager","requires_auth":"low_privilege","summary":"An authorized local attacker can elevate privileges in Microsoft PC Manager due to improper link resolution during file access.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"path_traversal"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"microsoft","cpe":[{"product":"pc_manager","vendor":"microsoft"}],"cvss":{"score":8.8,"severity":"high","source":"cna","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-59","name":"Improper Link Resolution Before File Access"}],"description":"Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Microsoft PC Manager allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":null,"headline":"Microsoft PC Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability","id":"CVE-2026-50438","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":null,"products":[],"type":"path_traversal","year":"2026"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":1,"next":{"headline":"Microsoft Message Queuing Queue Manager Remote Code Execution Vulnerability","id":"CVE-2026-50439"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"Windows DWM Core Library Information Disclosure Vulnerability","id":"CVE-2026-50437"},"products":["Microsoft PC Manager"],"published":"2026-07-14","related":[{"cvss_score":9.1,"headline":"Microsoft PC Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability","id":"CVE-2025-53795","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2025-08-21"},{"cvss_score":7.8,"headline":"Microsoft PC Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability","id":"CVE-2026-58636","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-07-14"},{"cvss_score":7.8,"headline":"Microsoft PC Manager Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability","id":"CVE-2026-49161","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-06-09"},{"cvss_score":7.8,"headline":"Microsoft PC Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability","id":"CVE-2026-50511","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-06-09"},{"cvss_score":7.8,"headline":"Microsoft PC Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability","id":"CVE-2026-50512","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2026-06-09"},{"cvss_score":7.8,"headline":"Microsoft PC Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability","id":"CVE-2025-49738","kev_date_added":null,"published":"2025-07-08"}],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"no","exploitation":"none","technical_impact":"total"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2026-10-28","vendors":["Microsoft"]},"summary":"An authorized local attacker can elevate privileges in Microsoft PC Manager due to improper link resolution during file access.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-50438/"}