Summary
Impact: Elevation of Privilege. Microsoft rating: Important. Not known to be exploited — Exploitation Less Likely. Customer action: Required.
Details
Vulnerabilities 1
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High 8.1
Windows Admin Center Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Improper authentication in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Revision history
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References
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CVE-2026-56169 Windows Admin Center Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability - HTML
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-56169
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Microsoft Exploitability Index
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/msrc/exploitability-index?rtc=1
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Microsoft Support Lifecycle
https://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle
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Common Vulnerability Scoring System
https://www.first.org/cvss