{"id":"CVE-2026-56196","title":"Windows Admin Center (WAC) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability","summary":"Relative path traversal in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.","severity":"high","cvss":8.8,"cvssVector":"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","cvssSource":"cna","cwe":["CWE-23"],"vendor":"Microsoft","product":"Windows Admin Center","affected":["windows_admin_center >= 1809.0 < 2.7.4"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-07-14T00:00:00+00:00"},"published":"2026-07-14","updated":"2026-09-17","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-17T22:33:22.002Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-56196","references":[{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-56196","label":"Windows Admin Center (WAC) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.00955,"epssPercentile":0.59335,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-08T17:06:31.905Z","slug":"CVE-2026-56196","body":"## Overview\n\nRelative path traversal in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to execute code 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":49,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":48.4,"likelihood":0.2,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}