CVE-2026-35438
Windows Admin Center Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Missing authorization in Windows Admin Center 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
- Low
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Windows Admin Center Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Missing authorization in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- Record
CVE-2026-35438- CVSS 3.1
- 8.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-29636
Missing authorization in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- Record
EUVD-2026-29636- CVSS 3.1
- 8.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fpxw-597q-27v2
Missing authorization in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges...
Missing authorization in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- Record
GHSA-fpxw-597q-27v2- CVSS 3.1
- 8.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Missing authorization in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- Record
CVE-2026-35438- CVSS 3.1
- 8.3 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-35438 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.3) in Microsoft Windows Admin Center, published May 12, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.56%, the 46th percentile. No source names a fixed version.