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CVE-2026-20965

Windows Admin Center Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: January 13, 2026 at 05:56 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 10:18 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWindows Admin Center

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Improper verification of cryptographic signature in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Windows Admin Center· Microsoft
95%
v < 0.70.0.01.0 ≤ v < 0.70.0.01.0
Affected range stops below 0.70.0.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

Vendor AdvisoryPatch
Source: cverecord
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-20965

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.5HIGHmicrosoft
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-347

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