Description
Missing authentication for critical function in Windows Server Update Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Analysis
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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1607 | affected |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1809 | affected |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 | affected |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) | affected |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 | affected |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) | affected |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 | affected |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) | affected |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 | affected |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) | affected |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2022 | affected |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2025 | affected |
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| Microsoft | Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation) | affected |
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References
History
Tue, 14 Jul 2026 17:45:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | Missing authentication for critical function in Windows Server Update Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network. | |
| Title | Windows Server Update Service (WSUS) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability | |
| First Time appeared |
Microsoft
Microsoft windows 10 1607 Microsoft windows 10 1809 Microsoft windows Server 2012 Microsoft windows Server 2012 R2 Microsoft windows Server 2016 Microsoft windows Server 2019 Microsoft windows Server 2022 Microsoft windows Server 2025 |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-306 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012_R2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2025:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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Microsoft
Microsoft windows 10 1607 Microsoft windows 10 1809 Microsoft windows Server 2012 Microsoft windows Server 2012 R2 Microsoft windows Server 2016 Microsoft windows Server 2019 Microsoft windows Server 2022 Microsoft windows Server 2025 |
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cvssV3_1
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published:
Updated: 2026-07-14T18:45:27.279Z
Reserved: 2026-06-04T18:57:47.376Z
Link: CVE-2026-50444
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Weaknesses
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CWE-306
Missing Authentication for Critical Function