CVE-2026-56196

Windows Admin Center (WAC) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

State
Published
Severity
8.8 High
Published
Jul 14, 2026
Updated
Nov 1, 2026
Reserved
Jun 19, 2026

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Description

Relative path traversal in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.18.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:Cmicrosoft

Weaknesses

  • CWE-23 Relative Path Traversal

Affected Products

ProductVersions
Windows Admin CenterMicrosoft
  • 1809.0 to before 2.7.4Affected

References

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