EIP-2026-117531

PRE-CVE

Microsoft Windows - Fileless UAC Protection Bypass Privilege Escalation (Metasploit)

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-117531. PoCs published by Pablo González.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Metasploit module exploits a UAC bypass vulnerability by hijacking registry entries for 'mscfile' to execute arbitrary PowerShell commands via eventvwr.exe, achieving local privilege escalation on vulnerable Windows systems.

Description

Microsoft Windows - Fileless UAC Protection Bypass Privilege Escalation (Metasploit)

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Pablo González · rubylocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40268

This Metasploit module exploits a UAC bypass vulnerability by hijacking registry entries for 'mscfile' to execute arbitrary PowerShell commands via eventvwr.exe, achieving local privilege escalation on vulnerable Windows systems.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 2008
Auth required
Prerequisites: Local access to the target system · User must be part of the Administrators group · UAC must be set to Default or lower
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 19, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026