CVE-2026-58631: CWE-285: Improper Authorization in Microsoft Windows Admin Center
Improper authorization in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to execute code locally.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-58631 is an improper authorization vulnerability (CWE-285) in Microsoft Windows Admin Center version 1809.0. It enables an attacker with some level of authorization (low privileges) to execute code locally, potentially leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.8, reflecting high impact with local attack vector, low attack complexity, no user interaction, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability as documented in their security update guide.
Potential Impact
An attacker with limited privileges on Windows Admin Center 1809.0 can exploit this improper authorization vulnerability to execute arbitrary code locally. This can result in complete compromise of the affected system's confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of publication.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft for Windows Admin Center version 1809.0. Users and administrators should apply the security update provided by Microsoft as detailed in the vendor advisory (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-58631) to remediate this vulnerability.
CVE-2026-58631: CWE-285: Improper Authorization in Microsoft Windows Admin Center
Description
Improper authorization in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to execute code locally.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.8high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-58631 is an improper authorization vulnerability (CWE-285) in Microsoft Windows Admin Center version 1809.0. It enables an attacker with some level of authorization (low privileges) to execute code locally, potentially leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.8, reflecting high impact with local attack vector, low attack complexity, no user interaction, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability as documented in their security update guide.
Potential Impact
An attacker with limited privileges on Windows Admin Center 1809.0 can exploit this improper authorization vulnerability to execute arbitrary code locally. This can result in complete compromise of the affected system's confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of publication.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft for Windows Admin Center version 1809.0. Users and administrators should apply the security update provided by Microsoft as detailed in the vendor advisory (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-58631) to remediate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-01T21:14:44.616Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-58631","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a566f8468715ace43e6c0c6
Added to database: 07/14/2026, 17:19:00 UTC
Last enriched: 07/14/2026, 17:33:15 UTC
Last updated: 07/14/2026, 23:05:15 UTC
Views: 6
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