CVE-2026-56197 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Microsoft

Windows Admin Center

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`1809.0`	affected	< 2.7.4

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Project Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Microsoft Subscribe	Windows Admin Center Subscribe

Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-56197

History

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 17:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Title		Windows Admin Center (WAC) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
First Time appeared		Microsoft Microsoft windows Admin Center
Weaknesses		CWE-77
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_admin_center::::::::
Vendors & Products		Microsoft Microsoft windows Admin Center
References		https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-56197
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 8.8, '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'}`

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2026-07-14T17:09:24.187Z

Updated: 2026-07-14T19:41:35.330Z

Reserved: 2026-06-19T13:54:04.007Z

Link: CVE-2026-56197

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-14T17:55:10.905Z

NVD

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Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-77

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