CVE•Published 2026-07-14•Modified 2026-07-21•1 article on news•4 live references•NVD data

CVE-2026-50438Microsoft · Pc_manager

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS percentile

Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 80% of all CVEs

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Description

Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Microsoft PC Manager allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Timeline

Published 2026-07-14

Modified 2026-07-21

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB VulnCheck

Search for exposed instances

Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).

Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts

vuln:CVE-2026-50438

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · product

product:"Microsoft Pc Manager"

All exposed Microsoft Pc Manager instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"Pc Manager"

HTTP body or banner mentions "Pc Manager" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.

More intel sources (5)

Shodan report

vuln:CVE-2026-50438

Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.

Censys

vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-50438

Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.

grep.app

CVE-2026-50438

Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.

GitHub code

CVE-2026-50438

GitHub code search for direct mentions.

Google dork

"CVE-2026-50438" exploit -site:nvd.nist.gov

Write-ups and news, NVD excluded.

Known PoCs on GitHub

No public proof-of-concept repositories found for CVE-2026-50438 on GitHub.