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Description

Relative path traversal in Windows PowerShell allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-04-13 | Published 2026-07-14 | Updated 2026-07-14 | Assigner microsoft




HIGH: 8.0CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Problem types

CWE-23: Relative Path Traversal

Product status

10.0.14393.0 (custom) before 10.0.14393.9339
affected

10.0.17763.0 (custom) before 10.0.17763.9020
affected

10.0.19044.0 (custom) before 10.0.19044.7548
affected

10.0.19045.0 (custom) before 10.0.19045.7548
affected

10.0.26100.0 (custom) before 10.0.26100.8875
affected

10.0.26200.0 (custom) before 10.0.26100.8875
affected

10.0.28000.0 (custom) before 10.0.28000.2525
affected

6.2.9200.0 (custom) before 6.2.9200.26226
affected

6.2.9200.0 (custom) before 6.2.9200.26226
affected

6.3.9600.0 (custom) before 6.3.9600.23291
affected

6.3.9600.0 (custom) before 6.3.9600.23291
affected

10.0.14393.0 (custom) before 10.0.14393.9339
affected

10.0.14393.0 (custom) before 10.0.14393.9339
affected

10.0.17763.0 (custom) before 10.0.17763.9020
affected

10.0.17763.0 (custom) before 10.0.17763.9020
affected

10.0.20348.0 (custom) before 10.0.20348.5386
affected

10.0.26100.0 (custom) before 10.0.26100.33158
affected

10.0.26100.0 (custom) before 10.0.26100.33158
affected

References

msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-40400 (Windows PowerShell Remote Code Execution Vulnerability) vendor-advisory patch

cve.org (CVE-2026-40400)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-40400)

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