CVE-2026-56196: CWE-23: Relative Path Traversal in Microsoft Windows Admin Center
Relative path traversal in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-56196) in Microsoft Windows Admin Center is classified as CWE-23: Relative Path Traversal. It enables an attacker with authorized access to the system to execute arbitrary code remotely by exploiting improper handling of file paths. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 8.8, indicating high severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, and no user interaction required. The vulnerability affects version 1809.0 of Windows Admin Center. Microsoft has published an official fix to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an authorized attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely, potentially leading to full compromise of the affected Windows Admin Center instance. The impact includes complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability loss as indicated by the CVSS vector.
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-2026-56196 to remediate this vulnerability. No additional mitigations are specified beyond applying the official patch.
CVE-2026-56196: CWE-23: Relative Path Traversal in Microsoft Windows Admin Center
Description
Relative path traversal in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-56196) in Microsoft Windows Admin Center is classified as CWE-23: Relative Path Traversal. It enables an attacker with authorized access to the system to execute arbitrary code remotely by exploiting improper handling of file paths. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 8.8, indicating high severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, and no user interaction required. The vulnerability affects version 1809.0 of Windows Admin Center. Microsoft has published an official fix to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an authorized attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely, potentially leading to full compromise of the affected Windows Admin Center instance. The impact includes complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability loss as indicated by the CVSS vector.
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-2026-56196 to remediate this vulnerability. No additional mitigations are specified beyond applying the official patch.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-19T13:54:04.007Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-56196","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a5676bc68715ace43f0af58
Added to database: 07/14/2026, 17:49:48 UTC
Last enriched: 08/13/2026, 15:50:30 UTC
Last updated: 08/28/2026, 22:52:12 UTC
Views: 96
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