CVE-2026-56169: CWE-287: Improper Authentication in Microsoft Windows Admin Center
Improper authentication in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CWE-287) in Windows Admin Center 1809.0 involves improper authentication that permits an authorized attacker to elevate privileges remotely over a network. The flaw can be exploited without user interaction, leading to high confidentiality and integrity impacts. Microsoft has published an official fix to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
An attacker with some level of authorization can exploit this vulnerability to elevate their privileges on the affected system remotely. This can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive information and modification of system resources. Availability is not impacted.
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-2026-56169 to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2026-56169: CWE-287: Improper Authentication in Microsoft Windows Admin Center
Description
Improper authentication in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.1high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CWE-287) in Windows Admin Center 1809.0 involves improper authentication that permits an authorized attacker to elevate privileges remotely over a network. The flaw can be exploited without user interaction, leading to high confidentiality and integrity impacts. Microsoft has published an official fix to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
An attacker with some level of authorization can exploit this vulnerability to elevate their privileges on the affected system remotely. This can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive information and modification of system resources. Availability is not impacted.
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-2026-56169 to remediate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-19T13:53:31.989Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-56169","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a566f8168715ace43e6bfae
Added to database: 07/14/2026, 17:18:57 UTC
Last enriched: 08/13/2026, 15:45:50 UTC
Last updated: 08/28/2026, 11:04:21 UTC
Views: 61
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