---
id: "CVE-2026-107090"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-107090"]
title: "Maltego Windows Installer 4.13.0: local user can execute arbitrary code"
severity: "unknown"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["maltego", "package", "windows"]
not_affected_if: ["other-maltego-versions"]
published_at: "2026-10-26T16:17:10+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-26T16:31:01+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-26T16:33:12+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-107090", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-26T16:31:01+00:00"}]
---

# Maltego Windows Installer 4.13.0: local user can execute arbitrary code

The Maltego Windows Installer 4.13.0 resolves an executable in a way that lets a local attacker run arbitrary code. The sources do not give the exact resolution flaw or whether it escalates privileges.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed Maltego version under Help or Add/Remove Programs; unknown if the sources give a registry key or file path.

## Fix

- Move to a Maltego release newer than `4.13.0`; the sources do not name the fixed version.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-26T16:31:01+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-107090

## From the sources

An issue in Maltego Technologies GmbH Maltego Windows Installer 4.13.0 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the Maltego Windows installer executable-resolution logic

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