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CVE-2026-42834: Windows Admin Center in Azure Portal Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-05-20 · updated 2026-08-10
- Weakness: CWE-59
Description
Improper access control in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows Admin Center: before 0.72.0.0 — fixed in 0.72.0.0
- Microsoft Windows Admin Center: from 1.0 before 0.72.0.0. — fixed in 0.72.0.0.
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Windows Admin Center 0.72.0.0; Microsoft Windows Admin Center 0.72.0.0.. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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