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CVE-2026-49161 (CVSS 7.8 High) is an improper access control vulnerability in Microsoft PC Manager that allows a local, authenticated attacker to bypass a security feature, leading to high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. The vulnerability is assessed as exploitation unlikely and has been addressed by Microsoft. The fixed version for Microsoft PC Manager is build 3.21.6.0.