CVE-2026-118131

CVE-2026-118131

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Published: October 27, 2026 at 05:23 PM UTC
Updated: October 28, 2026 at 03:21 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGnuPG

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

GnuPG (version 2.5.21) for Windows contains a vulnerability where default Discretionary Access Control List (DACL) inheritance on the C:\ProgramData directory allows members of the BUILTIN\Users group to create arbitrary subdirectories under this path. An attacker with low-privilege access can create the expected GnuPG configuration directory and inject malicious configuration files consumed by GnuPG components. This can result in code execution within the security context of the victim user.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

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