CVE-2026-83597 Netdata Windows Agent - Privilege Escalation

Netdata Windows Agent 2.0.0 to 2.10.4 contains a privilege escalation caused by launching elevated interactive processes during MSI repair, letting low-privileged local users execute commands with SYSTEM privileges, exploit requires local user to trigger repair.

CVSS base score 7.0 /10
High
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
Authentication
Required
EPSS
0.14% chance of exploitation in 30 days
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Details

Type
Privilege Escalation
Impact
Privilege Escalation, Remote Code Execution
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
22 September 2026
Updated
15 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-269

Vendor fix

Update to version 2.10.4 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

References

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