CVE-2026-35438: CWE-862: Missing Authorization in Microsoft Windows Admin Center
Missing authorization in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability, identified as CWE-862 (Missing Authorization), affects Microsoft Windows Admin Center version 1809.0. It allows an attacker with some level of authorization to escalate privileges remotely over the network. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 8.3, indicating high severity, with low attack complexity, no user interaction required, and impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has published an official fix for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An attacker who is already authorized can exploit this missing authorization flaw to elevate their privileges, potentially gaining higher-level access than intended. This can lead to increased control over the affected system, impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability of resources managed via Windows Admin Center.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users should apply the security update provided in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-35438 to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2026-35438: CWE-862: Missing Authorization in Microsoft Windows Admin Center
Description
Missing authorization in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.3high
Affected software
Microsoft
Windows Admin Center
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability, identified as CWE-862 (Missing Authorization), affects Microsoft Windows Admin Center version 1809.0. It allows an attacker with some level of authorization to escalate privileges remotely over the network. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 8.3, indicating high severity, with low attack complexity, no user interaction required, and impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has published an official fix for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An attacker who is already authorized can exploit this missing authorization flaw to elevate their privileges, potentially gaining higher-level access than intended. This can lead to increased control over the affected system, impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability of resources managed via Windows Admin Center.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users should apply the security update provided in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-35438 to remediate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-02T19:21:11.805Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-35438","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a03654ccbff5d861008c80f
Added to database: 05/12/2026, 17:37:16 UTC
Last enriched: 08/11/2026, 16:42:50 UTC
Last updated: 09/14/2026, 10:01:30 UTC
Views: 89
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