CVE-2026-20965 (GCVE-0-2026-20965)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-01-13 17:56
Modified
2026-04-01 13:48
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
Summary
Improper verification of cryptographic signature in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Microsoft Windows Admin Center in Azure Portal Version: 1.0   < 0.70.0.0
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