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CVE details

CVE-2026-96303

Improperly implemented security check for standard in Microsoft PowerShell allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.

Score
6.5 medium
Published
2026-10-13
Links
NVD · cve.org

Affected ports (2)

PortPackageVersionStatusMaintainer
shells/libpowershell-nativelibpowershell-native7.4.0unaddressedarrowd@FreeBSD.org
shells/powershellpowershell7.5.5_1unaddressedarrowd@FreeBSD.org

Template for a VuXML entry

Range taken from the CVE record, check it before committing. make newentry in security/vuxml creates the vid.

  <vuln vid="FIXME (make newentry)">
    <topic>FIXME -- FIXME</topic>
    <affects>
      <package>
	<name>libpowershell-native</name>
	<range><lt>7.4.21</lt></range>
      </package>
      <package>
	<name>powershell</name>
	<range><lt>7.4.21</lt></range>
      </package>
    </affects>
    <description>
      <body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
	<p>Improperly implemented security check for standard in Microsoft
	PowerShell allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security
	feature over a network.</p>
      </body>
    </description>
    <references>
      <cvename>CVE-2026-96303</cvename>
      <url>https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96303</url>
    </references>
    <dates>
      <discovery>2026-10-13</discovery>
      <entry>2026-10-25</entry>
    </dates>
  </vuln>