CVE-2026-7006Public exploit

Local privilege escalation via read-only staged DLL

Published Sep 18, 2026 · Updated Sep 18, 2026

Local privilege escalation in Sublime Text 4 build 4192 and 3 build 3207 for Windows allows local users to execute code with elevated privileges. The updater fails to remove a read-only DLL from the user-writable %LOCALAPPDATA% staging directory, and the elevated installer copies it into the protected installation directory. Exploitation requires local low-privileged access and a later launch by a higher-privileged user, after which the DLL runs in that user's context.

CVSS severity7.0
High
EPSS probability0.13%
Next 30 days · Oct 19, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Local privilege escalation in Sublime Text 4 build 4192 and 3 build 3207 for Windows allows local users to execute code with elevated privileges. The updater fails to remove a read-only DLL from the user-writable %LOCALAPPDATA% staging directory, and the elevated installer copies it into the protected installation directory. Exploitation requires local low-privileged access and a later launch by a higher-privileged user, after which the DLL runs in that user's context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-7006
Published
Sep 18, 2026
Updated
Sep 18, 2026
Vendor
Sublime HQ Pty Ltd
Product
Sublime Text
Classifications
CWE-494, CAPEC-186, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 18, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 18, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=3207
  2. Affected versionversion=4192

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Sublime HQ Pty Ltd · Sublime Textversion=3207; version=4192

Published CVSS scores

7.3VulnCheckCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.0VulnCheckCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

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Sep 22, 2026Sep 28, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 28, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-494Download of Code Without Integrity Check
CAPEC-186Malicious Software Update
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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