CVE-2026-41086
Windows Admin Center in Azure Portal Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Improper access control 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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Windows Admin Center in Azure Portal Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Improper access control in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- Record
CVE-2026-41086- 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-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-29679
Improper access control in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- Record
EUVD-2026-29679- 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-3w55-v67h-rqff
Improper access control in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to elevate...
Improper access control in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- Record
GHSA-3w55-v67h-rqff- 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-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper access control in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- Record
CVE-2026-41086- 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-284
- 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-2026-41086 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Microsoft Windows Admin Center In Azure Portal, published May 12, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.43%, the 37th percentile. No source names a fixed version.