Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-26142

CriticalRCEUpdated

Published: 09 June 2026

Published
09 June 2026
Modified
29 June 2026
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0191 77.3th percentile
Risk Priority 70 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-26142 is a critical-severity Deserialization of Untrusted Data (CWE-502) vulnerability in Microsoft Nuance Powerscribe One. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 22.7% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Deserialization of untrusted data in Nuance PowerScribe allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
Why these techniques?

Remote deserialization RCE (CWE-502) directly enables exploitation of a network-accessible application.

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

Affected Assets

microsoft
nuance powerscribe 360
4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.3, 4.0.4
microsoft
nuance powerscribe one
2019.1, 2019.10, 2019.2, 2019.3, 2019.4

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-502

Penetration testing supplies malicious serialized objects, detecting unsafe deserialization and supporting corrective actions.

addresses: CWE-502

Evaluation of untrusted data handling (deserialization testing) reveals unsafe processing, which the required remediation process addresses.

addresses: CWE-502

Untrusted serialized data can be deserialized and observed inside the chamber, blocking gadget-chain exploitation outside the sandbox.

addresses: CWE-502

Validates or rejects untrusted serialized data before deserialization occurs.

addresses: CWE-502

Identifies and blocks malicious code introduced through deserialization of untrusted data at system boundaries.

addresses: CWE-502

Integrity verification of serialized information can detect tampering before deserialization occurs.

addresses: CWE-502

Provenance of associated data allows detection of untrusted sources before deserialization or processing occurs.

References