Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Discord Client
CVE-2026-0776

7.3HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Discord

Status
Client
Vendor
CVE Published:
23 January 2026

What is CVE-2026-0776?

The Discord Client contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability that enables local attackers to gain elevated privileges by exploiting the discord_rpc module. By triggering this vulnerability, an attacker with access to execute low-privileged code can manipulate the application's file loading mechanism to execute arbitrary code within the context of another user, thereby compromising system security.

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Affected Version(s)

Client 1.0.9196

References

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-26-040/
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CVSS V3.0

Score:
7.3
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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