What is CVE-2026-16802?

CVE-2026-16802 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Devolutions Powershell Universal, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-07-24.

How severe is CVE-2026-16802?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Devolutions Powershell Universal

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 vault is selected.

EPSS: 0.001 (0.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Devolutions Powershell Universal — versions 0
Devolutions Powershell_universal

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-312 — Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

References

security@devolutions.net (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-16802?: CVE-2026-16802 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Devolutions Powershell Universal, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-07-24.
How severe is CVE-2026-16802?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.