CVE-2026-32196: CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in Microsoft Windows Admin Center
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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
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.
CVE-2026-32196: CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in Microsoft 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
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
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.
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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