CVE-2026-23660: CWE-284: Improper Access Control in Microsoft Windows Admin Center in Azure Portal
Improper access control in Azure Portal Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-23660 is an improper access control vulnerability (CWE-284) in Microsoft Windows Admin Center in Azure Portal version 1.0. It enables an authorized local attacker to elevate their privileges, potentially gaining higher-level access than intended. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 7.8, reflecting high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The attack vector is local with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. The vendor has released a patch to remediate this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an authorized local attacker to elevate privileges, potentially leading to full system compromise including confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. This could enable unauthorized actions beyond the attacker's original permissions within the Windows Admin Center environment.
Mitigation Recommendations
A patch is available from Microsoft to fix this vulnerability. It is recommended to apply the official update promptly to remediate the improper access control issue. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the patch to affected installations. There are no known exploits in the wild, but timely patching is advised.
CVE-2026-23660: CWE-284: Improper Access Control in Microsoft Windows Admin Center in Azure Portal
Description
Improper access control in Azure Portal Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
AI-Powered Analysis
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-23660 is an improper access control vulnerability (CWE-284) in Microsoft Windows Admin Center in Azure Portal version 1.0. It enables an authorized local attacker to elevate their privileges, potentially gaining higher-level access than intended. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 7.8, reflecting high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The attack vector is local with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. The vendor has released a patch to remediate this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an authorized local attacker to elevate privileges, potentially leading to full system compromise including confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. This could enable unauthorized actions beyond the attacker's original permissions within the Windows Admin Center environment.
Mitigation Recommendations
A patch is available from Microsoft to fix this vulnerability. It is recommended to apply the official update promptly to remediate the improper access control issue. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the patch to affected installations. There are no known exploits in the wild, but timely patching is advised.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-01-14T16:59:33.463Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 69b05626ea502d3aa87d6882
Added to database: 3/10/2026, 5:34:30 PM
Last enriched: 4/18/2026, 2:09:40 PM
Last updated: 4/28/2026, 9:22:40 AM
Views: 82
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