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CVE-2025-54100

Windows - PowerShell

Microsoft CVSS 7.8 Updated March 13, 2026

Executive Risk Summary

"A command injection vulnerability in Windows PowerShell allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally, potentially leading to system compromise. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to gain elevated privileges and perform malicious actions on the system."

Operational Audit Arsenal

Target Type Executable
Target Asset powershell.exe
Standard Path %windir%\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0
PowerShell
# 🛠️ Senior Engineer Universal Audit
# Target: powershell.exe (Executable)
$Targets = 'powershell.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

PowerShell service affected

Internal Work Notes

CVE-2025-54100: PowerShell command injection vulnerability, requires patching and reboot to mitigate

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