PT-2026-56338 · Microsoft · Windows

Luke Paris · Published 2026-07-08 · Updated 2026-07-08 · CVE-2026-57239

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions The product name cannot be determined (affected versions not specified)

Description High-privilege processes directly execute executable files that can be controlled by the user. This allows low-privilege users to elevate their privileges to NT AUTHORITYSYSTEM, which is the highest level of privilege on a Windows system.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-57239

Affected Products

Windows

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-57239 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/infoflowcloud/status/2074826316415651853 · Twitter Post
• https://foxit.com/support/security-bulletins.html · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/2074825588632588423 · Twitter Post