CVE-2026-20967
System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Improper input validation in System Center Operations Manager allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
8.8
System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Improper input validation in System Center Operations Manager allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- Record
CVE-2026-20967- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-10567
8.8
Improper input validation in System Center Operations Manager allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- Record
EUVD-2026-10567- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8gfh-97q4-r32h
8.8
Improper input validation in System Center Operations Manager allows an authorized attacker to...
Improper input validation in System Center Operations Manager allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- Record
GHSA-8gfh-97q4-r32h- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
8.8
Improper input validation in System Center Operations Manager allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- Record
CVE-2026-20967- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-20967 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Microsoft System Center Operations Manager, published March 10, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.19%, the 68th percentile. No source names a fixed version.