CVE-2026-83598 Netdata - Privilege Escalation

Netdata 2.0.0 to 2.10.4 contains a privilege escalation caused by powershell.exe running as SYSTEM without -NoProfile during Windows Agent MSI repair, letting low-privileged users execute commands with SYSTEM privileges, exploit requires initiating MSI repair.

CVSS base score 7.8 /10
High
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
Authentication
Required
EPSS
0.16% chance of exploitation in 30 days
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Details

Type
Privilege Escalation
Impact
Privilege Escalation
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/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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