Microsoft Power Automate for Desktop < 2.71.115.26224 Elevation of Privilege (September 2026)

high Nessus Plugin ID 345594

Synopsis

An application installed on the remote Windows host is affected by an elevation of privilege vulnerability.

Description

The version of Microsoft Power Automate for desktop installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 2.71.115.26224. It is, therefore, affected by an elevation of privilege vulnerability. Relative path traversal in Power Automate allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Microsoft Power Automate for desktop version 2.71.115.26224 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 345594

File Name: microsoft_power_automate_for_desktop_2_71_115.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 9/14/2026

Updated: 9/14/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 58.15

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-77897

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: x-cpe:/a:microsoft:power_automate_for_desktop

Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated, installed_sw/Microsoft Power Automate for desktop

Patch Publication Date: 9/8/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/8/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-77897

IAVA: 2026-A-0970

Detections

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