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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityAnalyzed

CVE-2026-16802

Cleartext storage of sensitive information in the variables feature in Devolutions PowerShell Universal 2026.2.2 and earlier allows a local actor with file system access to read secret values via secret variables stored in cleartext on disk when no…

MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 0.08%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.08%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Cleartext storage of sensitive information in the variables feature in Devolutions PowerShell Universal 2026.2.2 and earlier allows a local actor with file system access to read secret values via secret variables stored in cleartext on disk when no vault is selected.

CVSS 3.1
6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
0.08% probability · 0th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-312
Affected
devolutions/powershell universal
Source
security@devolutions.net

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.