Vulnerability details
CVE-2026-56196
Microsoft Windows Admin Center
Windows Admin Center (WAC) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVSS 3.1
8.8High
Official description
Relative path traversal in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.
CVSS scores
| Score | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.8High | 3.1 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (microsoft) | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Windows Admin Center | 1809.0 ≤ v < 2.7.4 | CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) |
References and advisories
1- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-56196 vendor-advisorypatch
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Details
- Published
- 2026-07-14
- Last updated
- 2026-11-01
- State
- Published
- Assigner (CNA)
- microsoft
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.02%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
63.6%
Percentile (among all CVEs)
SSVC assessment (CISA)
- Automatable
- No
- Exploitation
- None
- Technical impact
- Total
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-23Relative Path Traversal