CVE-2026-56196CWE-23

Windows Admin Center (WAC) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

High · published July 14, 2026

CVSS v3.1
8.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
63.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.8 · HIGH
Vector
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
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01024 · 63.2th percentile
Weakness
CWE-23 · Relative Path Traversal
Published
2026-07-14T17:09Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 14 JUL 17:09Z
    Windows Admin Center (WAC) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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