---
id: "CVE-2026-124224"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-124224"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-124224"]
title: "Windows PowerShell: link following lets a local user gain privileges"
severity: "high"
cvss: 7.0
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "infrastructure"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["infrastructure", "powershell", "self-hosted", "windows"]
not_affected_if: ["no-local-logins"]
published_at: "2026-11-10T19:20:48+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-10T19:25:13+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-10T19:50:12+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-124224", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T19:25:13+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Windows PowerShell: link following lets a local user gain privileges

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-124224 (this .md is for agents)

Windows PowerShell resolves a symbolic or file link before accessing a file, so a logged-in user can redirect that access. An authorized attacker on the machine can use this to elevate privileges.

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

## How to check

- Check the installed Windows PowerShell version with `$PSVersionTable.PSVersion` and compare it with the fixed build in Microsoft's advisory.
- Confirm the machine has the latest Windows cumulative update installed.

## Timeline

- 2026-11-10T19:25:13+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-124224

## From the sources

Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Windows PowerShell allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

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