CVE-2026-20965 (GCVE-0-2026-20965)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-13 17:56 – Updated: 2026-01-14 19:28
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Title
Windows Admin Center Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Summary
Improper verification of cryptographic signature in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Severity ?
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CWE
  • CWE-347 - Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Microsoft Windows Admin Center in Azure Portal Affected: 1.0 , < 0.70.0.0 (custom)
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