Sublime Text 4192/3207 Local Privilege Escalation via Update Staging Mechanism (CVE-2026-7006) | HOL Guard CVE

Unknown severity · Source severity not reportedCVE-2026-7006

Sublime Text 4192/3207 Local Privilege Escalation via Update Staging Mechanism

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-7006 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in Sublime Text 4192/3207 Local Privilege Escalation via Update Staging Mechanism. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Sublime HQ Pty Ltd/Sublime Text 3 (generic), Sublime HQ Pty Ltd/Sublime Text 4 (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Sep 18, 2026Updated Sep 18, 2026Source checked Sep 18, 2026First seen by HOL Sep 18, 2026Material review Sep 18, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Unknown severitySource severity not reported
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 2 mapped packages or products
Fix availability: Not reported

Why this deserves its current priority

A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps Sublime HQ Pty Ltd/Sublime Text 3 (generic), Sublime HQ Pty Ltd/Sublime Text 4 (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
Sublime HQ Pty Ltd/Sublime Text 3generic	3207	Not reported
Sublime HQ Pty Ltd/Sublime Text 4generic	4192	Not reported

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for Sublime HQ Pty Ltd/Sublime Text 3, Sublime HQ Pty Ltd/Sublime Text 4.
Review the reported fix. Monitor this advisory for an available fix and review any installs of the affected package.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Sep 18, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Sep 18, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Sep 18, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source description

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.

Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.