CVE-2026-56196

Published: Jul 14, 2026Modified: Jul 15, 2026

8.8

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: secure@microsoft.com (Secondary)

Description

Relative path traversal in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.

Related CWEs

Relative Path Traversal

The product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize sequences such as ".." that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory.

References (1)

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-56196

Source: secure@microsoft.com

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