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CVE-2026-32196: CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in Microsoft Windows Admin Center

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VulnerabilityCVE-2026-32196cvecve-2026-32196cwe-79
Published: Tue Apr 14 2026 (04/14/2026, 16:58:33 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Microsoft
Product: Windows Admin Center

Description

Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') in Windows Admin Center allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.

CVSS v3.1

Score 6.1medium

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 05/19/2026, 10:47:41 UTC

Technical Analysis

This vulnerability (CVE-2026-32196) in Microsoft Windows Admin Center (version 1809.0) is classified as CWE-79, indicating improper neutralization of input during web page generation leading to cross-site scripting (XSS). This flaw enables an unauthorized attacker to conduct spoofing attacks over a network by injecting malicious scripts into web pages. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.1, reflecting a medium severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, and user interaction needed. Microsoft has released an official fix to remediate this vulnerability.

Potential Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to perform spoofing attacks, potentially misleading users or systems interacting with the Windows Admin Center web interface. The impact includes limited confidentiality and integrity loss but no availability impact. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.

Mitigation Recommendations

An official fix is available from Microsoft for this vulnerability. Users and administrators should apply the provided patch from the Microsoft Security Response Center advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32196 to remediate this issue. Since this is not a cloud service, patching the affected Windows Admin Center installations is required to mitigate the risk.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
microsoft
Date Reserved
2026-03-11T00:26:53.427Z
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED
Remediation Level
official-fix
Vendor Advisory Urls
[{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32196","vendor":"Microsoft"}]

Threat ID: 69de7a3482d89c981fd6bcd9

Added to database: 4/14/2026, 5:32:36 PM

Last enriched: 5/19/2026, 10:47:41 AM

Last updated: 5/30/2026, 7:06:26 AM

Views: 61

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