CVE-2026-56169
Windows Admin Center Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Improper authentication 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
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Windows Admin Center Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Improper authentication in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- Record
CVE-2026-56169- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-44044
Improper authentication in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- Record
EUVD-2026-44044- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4f65-rfw9-ph2g
Improper authentication in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to elevate...
Improper authentication in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- Record
GHSA-4f65-rfw9-ph2g- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper authentication in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- Record
CVE-2026-56169- CVSS 3.1
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - 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-287
- 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-2026-56169 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Microsoft Windows Admin Center, published July 14, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.75%, the 55th percentile. No source names a fixed version.