VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2026-35438
Missing authorization in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
HIGH 8.3EPSS 0.56%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.56%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Missing authorization in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.3 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.56% probability · 45th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-862
- Affected
- microsoft/windows admin center
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.