{"id":"CVE-2026-56169","title":"Windows Admin Center Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability","summary":"Improper authentication in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.","severity":"high","cvss":8.1,"cvssVector":"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","cvssSource":"cna","cwe":["CWE-287"],"vendor":"Microsoft","product":"Windows Admin Center","affected":["windows_admin_center >= 1809.0 < 2.7.4"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-07-15T04:00:52.740596Z"},"published":"2026-07-14","updated":"2026-09-17","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-17T22:29:13.067Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-56169","references":[{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-56169","label":"Windows Admin Center Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.00506,"epssPercentile":0.42247,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-08T17:06:31.928Z","slug":"CVE-2026-56169","body":"## Overview\n\nImproper authentication in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `windows_admin_center >= 1809.0 < 2.7.4`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":45,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":44.6,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}