CVE-2026-16801

Improper control of generation of code ('Code Injection') in the variables feature in Devolutions PowerShell Universal 2026.2.2 and earlier allows an authenticated user with variable write permission to execute arbitrary PowerShell code via a crafted variable value that is not properly escaped when written to the variables configuration file.

CVSS 3.1

8.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 44% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-94

Published

2026-07-24

Modified

2026-10-24

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-24

Affected

• devolutions:powershell_universal

References

• https://devolutions.net/security/advisories/DEVO-2026-0025/

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