Privilege escalation in Netdata

CVE-2026-83597

Netdata is an open source observability tool. From version 2.0.0 until 2.10.4, Netdata Windows Agent MSI repair launches powershell.exe and wevtutil.exe as elevated interactive processes in the initiating user's desktop session. A low-privileged local user who triggers repair can interact with or hijack those visible process windows to execute arbitrary commands with SYSTEM privileges. This issue is fixed in stable version 2.10.4.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (3.3th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 3rd percentile — 3.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-83597: held from 0.001 to 0.001.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Netdata — versions >= 2.0.0, < 2.10.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-83597?
CVE-2026-83597 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netdata, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2026-09-22.
How severe is CVE-2026-83597?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.