CVE-2026-58631
Windows Admin Center (WAC) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Improper authorization in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to execute code locally.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- 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
7.8
Windows Admin Center (WAC) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Improper authorization in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to execute code locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-58631- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-285
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-43775
7.8
Improper authorization in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to execute code locally.
- Record
EUVD-2026-43775- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/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-865x-g7fg-mwh4
7.8
Improper authorization in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to execute code...
Improper authorization in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to execute code locally.
- Record
GHSA-865x-g7fg-mwh4- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-285
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
7.8
Improper authorization in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to execute code locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-58631- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-285
- 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-2026-58631 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) 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 0.30%, the 22nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.