Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-56196 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-56196 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-56196?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.8, published 14 July 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Microsoft Windows Admin Center 1809.0 to 2.7.4.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-56196?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-56196 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-56196?
- Check whether you run Microsoft Windows Admin Center at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
A relative path traversal vulnerability (CWE-23) exists in Microsoft Windows Admin Center. The flaw allows an authenticated attacker with low privileges to submit specially crafted requests over the network to access files or directories outside of the intended scope. By exploiting this path traversal, the attacker can achieve remote code execution on the target system. The vulnerability affects versions starting from 1809.0 up to 2.7.4, and users are advised to update to the latest available version from Microsoft.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows Admin Center 1809.0 to 2.7.4
Timeline
- 2026-07-14: disclosed
- 2026-07-14: advisory