CVE-2026-49161: CWE-284: Improper Access Control in Microsoft Microsoft PC Manager
Improper access control in Microsoft PC Manager allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability, identified as CWE-284 (Improper Access Control), affects Microsoft PC Manager version 1.0.0. It enables an authorized attacker with local access and limited privileges to bypass security controls, resulting in high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 7.8, reflecting local attack vector with low complexity, no user interaction, and high impact on all security objectives. Microsoft has published an official fix for this issue.
Potential Impact
An authorized local attacker with limited privileges can bypass security features, potentially gaining unauthorized access or control that compromises confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system or data. This could lead to significant security breaches if exploited.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the patch provided in the Microsoft Security Response Center advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-49161 to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2026-49161: CWE-284: Improper Access Control in Microsoft Microsoft PC Manager
Description
Improper access control in Microsoft PC Manager allows an authorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.8high
Affected software
Microsoft
Microsoft PC Manager
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability, identified as CWE-284 (Improper Access Control), affects Microsoft PC Manager version 1.0.0. It enables an authorized attacker with local access and limited privileges to bypass security controls, resulting in high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 7.8, reflecting local attack vector with low complexity, no user interaction, and high impact on all security objectives. Microsoft has published an official fix for this issue.
Potential Impact
An authorized local attacker with limited privileges can bypass security features, potentially gaining unauthorized access or control that compromises confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system or data. This could lead to significant security breaches if exploited.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the patch provided in the Microsoft Security Response Center advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-49161 to remediate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-27T23:44:09.622Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-49161","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a284d178dd33fbd85665a12
Added to database: 06/09/2026, 17:27:51 UTC
Last enriched: 08/14/2026, 13:52:32 UTC
Last updated: 09/12/2026, 22:01:34 UTC
Views: 91
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