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High 7.8Published May 20, 2026

CVE-2026-42834Windows Admin Center in Azure Portal Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Updated under an hour ago ()

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It affects Microsoft Windows Admin Center in Azure Portal and 1 other product. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.

No exploitation reported and no EPSS estimate yet.

Improper access control in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

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-59
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
Modified
Record last updated
Aug 10, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals
Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products
Microsoft Windows Admin Center in Azure Portal
microsoft:windows_admin_center_in_azure_portal (from the name)
1.0 builds before 0.72.0.0.
CNA record
microsoft windows_admin_center
microsoft:windows_admin_center
before 0.72.0.0
NVD

References

References

The CVE record is authoritative. Products marked “from the name” were identified from the CNA's free-text names, not a CPE, and are matched less certainly. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

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