---
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: 0.01024
epssPercentile: 0.61954
ingestedAt: '2026-09-08T17:06:31.905Z'
---

## Overview

Relative path traversal in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.

## Affected

- `windows_admin_center >= 1809.0 < 2.7.4`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.