Authenticated command execution via undisclosed PowerShell flaw
Published Dec 13, 2022 · Updated Jul 22, 2025
Remote code execution in Microsoft PowerShell on affected Windows releases and PowerShell 7 builds allows remote authenticated users to run commands. Microsoft has not published the affected function, untrusted input, or incorrect operation that enables the command-access flaw. Exploitation requires authentication and high-complexity conditions; successful attacks obtain unauthorized command access.
Summary
What happened
Remote code execution in Microsoft PowerShell on affected Windows releases and PowerShell 7 builds allows remote authenticated users to run commands. Microsoft has not published the affected function, untrusted input, or incorrect operation that enables the command-access flaw. Exploitation requires authentication and high-complexity conditions; successful attacks obtain unauthorized command access.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-41076
- Published
- Dec 13, 2022
- Updated
- Jul 22, 2025
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Windows 10 Version 1507
- Classifications
- T1059.001
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Dec 13, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jul 22, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=10.0.10240.0 <10.0.10240.19624
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