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CVE-2024-49051

Microsoft PC Manager

Microsoft CVSS 7.8 Updated March 15, 2026

Executive Risk Summary

"The Microsoft PC Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (CVE-2024-49051) allows an attacker to gain elevated privileges on a vulnerable system. Successful exploitation could lead to unauthorized access and control of system resources."

Operational Audit Arsenal

Target Type Executable
Target Asset PCManager.exe
Standard Path %ProgramFiles%Microsoft PC Manager
PowerShell
# 🛠️ Senior Engineer Universal Audit
# Target: PCManager.exe (Executable)
$Targets = 'PCManager.exe'
$SearchPaths = @("$env:windir\System32", "$env:ProgramFiles", "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}")

Get-ChildItem -Path $SearchPaths -Include $Targets -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | 
Select-Object FullName, @{Name="Version";Expression={$_.VersionInfo.ProductVersion}}

Patch Impact Forecast

Reboot Required Likely

Microsoft PC Manager service

Internal Work Notes

Apply latest security updates to Microsoft PC Manager to mitigate Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (CVE-2024-49051)

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