Vulnerability in Sublime Hq Pty Ltd Text 3
CVE-2026-7006
Sublime Text for Windows through Build 4192 (Sublime Text 4) and Build 3207 (Sublime Text 3) contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability that allows unprivileged local attackers to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges by abusing the update staging mechanism. Attackers can place a malicious DLL in the user-writable staging directory under %LOCALAPPDATA%, mark it read-only to bypass cleanup, and have the elevated installer copy it into the protected installation directory, causing the DLL to execute in the context of any higher-privileged user who subsequently launches the application.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.001 (2.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 2nd percentile — 2.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Sublime Hq Pty Ltd Text 3 — versions 3207
- Sublime Hq Pty Ltd Text 4 — versions 4192
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- Researcher Disclosure (technical-description, exploit)
- Product Webpage (product)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/sublime-text-4192-3207-local-privilege-escalation-… (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-7006?
- CVE-2026-7006 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sublime Hq Pty Ltd Text 3, classified under Download of Code Without Integrity Check. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2026-09-18.
- How severe is CVE-2026-7006?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.