Microsoft discloses privilege escalation vulnerability in Windows Admin Center (CVE-2026-26119)
CVE number = CVE-2026-26119
Improper authentication in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
This has a CVSS score of 8.8, and it was discovered by Semperis researcher Andrea Pierini
Version affected – affected from 1809.0 before 2.6.4
Further details – https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-26119
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