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High 7.8Published Mar 10, 2026
CVE-2026-25166Windows System Image Manager Assessment and Deployment Kit (ADK) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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It affects Microsoft Windows ADK for Windows 10, version 2004 and 16 other products. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.
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Deserialization of untrusted data in Windows System Image Manager allows an authorized attacker to execute code locally.
- CVSS
- 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-502
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- microsoft
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Jun 19, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Microsoft Windows ADK for Windows 10, version 2004 microsoft:windows_adk_for_windows_10_version_2004 (from the name) | - | CNA record |
Microsoft Windows ADK for Windows 11, version 22H2 microsoft:windows_adk_for_windows_11_version_22h2 (from the name) | - | CNA record |
Microsoft Windows ADK for Windows 11, version 23H2 microsoft:windows_adk_for_windows_11_version_23h2 (from the name) | - | CNA record |
Microsoft Windows ADK for Windows 11, version 24H2 microsoft:windows_adk_for_windows_11_version_24h2 (from the name) | - | CNA record |
Microsoft Windows ADK for Windows Server 2022 microsoft:windows_adk_for_windows_server_2022 (from the name) | - | CNA record |
microsoft windows_10_1607 microsoft:windows_10_1607 | before 10.0.14393.8957; before 10.0.14393.8957 | NVD |
microsoft windows_10_1809 microsoft:windows_10_1809 | before 10.0.17763.8511; before 10.0.17763.8511 | NVD |
microsoft windows_10_21h2 microsoft:windows_10_21h2 | before 10.0.19044.7058; before 10.0.19044.7058; before 10.0.19044.7058 | NVD |
microsoft windows_10_22h2 microsoft:windows_10_22h2 | before 10.0.19045.7058; before 10.0.19045.7058; before 10.0.19045.7058 | NVD |
microsoft windows_11_23h2 microsoft:windows_11_23h2 | before 10.0.22631.6783; before 10.0.22631.6783 | NVD |
microsoft windows_11_24h2 microsoft:windows_11_24h2 | before 10.0.26100.7979; before 10.0.26100.7979 | NVD |
microsoft windows_11_25h2 microsoft:windows_11_25h2 | before 10.0.26200.7979; before 10.0.26200.7979 | NVD |
microsoft windows_11_26h1 microsoft:windows_11_26h1 | before 10.0.28000.1719; before 10.0.28000.1719 | NVD |
microsoft windows_server_2016 microsoft:windows_server_2016 | before 10.0.14393.8957 | NVD |
microsoft windows_server_2019 microsoft:windows_server_2019 | before 10.0.17763.8511 | NVD |
microsoft windows_server_2022 microsoft:windows_server_2022 | before 10.0.20348.4830 | NVD |
microsoft windows_server_2022_23h2 microsoft:windows_server_2022_23h2 | before 10.0.25398.2207 | NVD |
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-25166vendor-advisory, patch
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