Vulnerability details

CVE-2026-16801

Devolutions PowerShell Universal
CVSS 3.1
8.8High

Official description

Improper control of generation of code ('Code Injection') in the variables feature in Devolutions PowerShell Universal 2026.2.2 and earlier allows an authenticated user with variable write permission to execute arbitrary PowerShell code via a crafted variable value that is not properly escaped when written to the variables configuration file.

CVSS scores

ScoreVersionSourceVector
8.8High 3.1 CISA ADP / Vulnrichment (CISA-ADP) CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsSource
Devolutions PowerShell Universal v < 2026.2.3 CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA)

References and advisories

1
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Details

Published
2026-07-24
Last updated
2026-07-24
State
Published
Assigner (CNA)
DEVOLUTIONS

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.53%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
44.9%
Percentile (among all CVEs)

SSVC assessment (CISA)

Automatable
No
Exploitation
None
Technical impact
Total

Weaknesses (CWE)

  • CWE-94
    Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')