---
title: "CVE-2026-85359: Windows Performance Monitor - Command Injection"
description: "Windows Performance Monitor contains a code injection vulnerability caused by improper control of code generation, letting authorized local attackers elevate privileges, exploit requires local access with authorization."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-85359/
---

# CVE-2026-85359 Windows Performance Monitor - Command Injection

Windows Performance Monitor contains a code injection vulnerability caused by improper control of code generation, letting authorized local attackers elevate privileges, exploit requires local access with authorization.

CVSS base score 7.8 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.74% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85359)

## Details

Type

Command Injection

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

13 October 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-94](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/94.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest version of Windows Performance Monitor.

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

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85359](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85359)
- [https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-85359](https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-85359)

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## What this record can't tell you

- Whether you run the affected software, and where
- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
- What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first

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