VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2026-26119
Improper authentication in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 11.3%
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.3%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Improper authentication in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 11.33% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Affected
- microsoft/windows admin center
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS moved from 11.3% on 25 October 2026 to 11.3% on 30 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-26119Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.