CVE Explorer
CVE-2026-56196
Relative path traversal in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"product":"Windows Admin Center","vendor":"Microsoft","versions":[{"lessThan":"2.7.4","status":"affected","version":"1809.0","versionType":"custom"}]}
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Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"baseScore":8.8,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:fa922195a8b1c56503f1a818dcafdb66f004c9b3b1d1cbfd16518961db2db8e8 · sha256:fc2bb4e0ec8fb274… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-23","description":"CWE-23: Relative Path Traversal","lang":"en-US","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:fa922195a8b1c56503f1a818dcafdb66f004c9b3b1d1cbfd16518961db2db8e8 · sha256:fc2bb4e0ec8fb274… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
1 source assertion{"name":"Windows Admin Center (WAC) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability","tags":["vendor-advisory","patch"],"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-56196"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:fa922195a8b1c56503f1a818dcafdb66f004c9b3b1d1cbfd16518961db2db8e8 · sha256:fc2bb4e0ec8fb274… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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