CVE-2026-56196
Windows Admin Center (WAC) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Relative path traversal in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to execute code 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 (WAC) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Relative path traversal in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- Record
CVE-2026-56196- 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-23
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-44251
Relative path traversal in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- Record
EUVD-2026-44251- 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-pcv7-rjc4-q59m
Relative path traversal in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to execute code...
Relative path traversal in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- Record
GHSA-pcv7-rjc4-q59m- 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-23
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Relative path traversal in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- Record
CVE-2026-56196- 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-23
- 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-2026-56196 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) 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 1.02%, the 63rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.