{"id":"CVE-2026-26119","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2026-26119","generatedAt":"2026-10-31T06:58:52.348Z","title":"Improper authentication in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.","description":"Improper authentication in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.","published":"2026-02-17T23:16:23.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T10:25:45.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-287"],"affected":["microsoft/windows admin center"],"epss":{"score":0.11329,"percentile":0.95975,"date":"2026-10-30","history":[{"date":"2026-10-25","score":0.11329,"percentile":0.95951}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"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."},"changes":[{"kind":"epss","label":"EPSS jump","at":"2026-10-25T00:00:00.000Z","detail":{"to":0.11329,"from":0.00904,"percentile":0.95951},"summary":"EPSS moved from 0.9% to 11.3% probability of exploitation in the next thirty days."}],"references":[{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-26119","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-26119","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}