Improper authentication in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

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Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 17 Feb 2026 23:15:00 +0000

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Description Improper authentication in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Title Windows Admin Center Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
First Time appeared Microsoft
Microsoft windows Admin Center
Weaknesses CWE-287
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_admin_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Microsoft
Microsoft windows Admin Center
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': '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'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published:

Updated: 2026-02-18T14:46:32.556Z

Reserved: 2026-02-11T15:52:13.911Z

Link: CVE-2026-26119

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-02-18T14:46:28.955Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-02-17T23:16:22.880

Modified: 2026-02-17T23:16:22.880

Link: CVE-2026-26119

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-02-18T10:33:03Z

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