CVE-2026-56185: CWE-287: Improper Authentication in Microsoft Windows Admin Center
Improper authentication in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability, identified as CWE-287 (Improper Authentication), affects Microsoft Windows Admin Center version 1809.0. It enables an authorized attacker to bypass proper authentication controls and disclose sensitive information over a network. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 6.5, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, required privileges, no user interaction, and high confidentiality impact. Microsoft has published an official fix to address this issue.
Potential Impact
An authorized attacker can exploit this vulnerability to disclose sensitive information over the network. There is no impact on integrity or availability. The vulnerability requires the attacker to have some privileges on the system. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
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-2026-56185 to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2026-56185: CWE-287: Improper Authentication in Microsoft Windows Admin Center
Description
Improper authentication in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability, identified as CWE-287 (Improper Authentication), affects Microsoft Windows Admin Center version 1809.0. It enables an authorized attacker to bypass proper authentication controls and disclose sensitive information over a network. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 6.5, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, required privileges, no user interaction, and high confidentiality impact. Microsoft has published an official fix to address this issue.
Potential Impact
An authorized attacker can exploit this vulnerability to disclose sensitive information over the network. There is no impact on integrity or availability. The vulnerability requires the attacker to have some privileges on the system. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
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-2026-56185 to remediate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-19T13:54:04.006Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-56185","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a566f8168715ace43e6bfb4
Added to database: 07/14/2026, 17:18:57 UTC
Last enriched: 08/13/2026, 15:48:14 UTC
Last updated: 08/27/2026, 05:05:40 UTC
Views: 46
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