CVE-2026-14868
Weak encryption of PcVue user config enables local privilege escalation.
Is CVE-2026-14868 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-14868 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.06% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-14868?
CVE-2026-14868 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.4. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-14868?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-14868. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-14868 affect?
CVE-2026-14868 affects PcVue (pre-17.0.0) built-in user directory. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-14868?
Upgrade to v17.0.0+; re-encrypt config with strong crypto.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Local attacker can modify built-in user config and escalate to privileged PcVue access.
Patch when possible
- affected< 17.0.0
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.