Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input Affecting powershell package, versions [7.4.0,7.4.14)[7.5.0,7.5.5)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (23rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DOTNET-POWERSHELL-16114947
  • published21 Apr 2026
  • disclosed14 Apr 2026
  • creditsurfingoldelephant

Introduced: 14 Apr 2026

NewCVE-2026-26143  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-1284  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade PowerShell to version 7.4.14, 7.5.5 or higher.

Overview

PowerShell is a package containing the PowerShell global tool

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input in the IsSafeValueVisitor() function when SkipLimitCheck is true and used with Import-PowerShellDataFile. An attacker can bypass security restrictions by providing crafted input during local interaction.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1