Microsoft Admin Center in Azure Portal 0.72.0.0 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Admin Center in Azure Portal. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-41086. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Admin Center in Azure Portal and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Improper access control in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

The weakness was shared 05/12/2026 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared at msrc.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-41086. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/03/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 314678 (Security Updates for Microsoft Windows Admin Center (May 2026)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 2.6.7 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (314678) and EUVD (EUVD-2026-29679). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.5
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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 8.8
Vendor Vector (Microsoft): 🔒

CNA Base Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 314678
Nessus Name: Security Updates for Microsoft Windows Admin Center (May 2026)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

Reaction Time: 🔒
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Upgrade: Admin Center in Azure Portal 2.6.7

Timelineinfo

05/12/2026 VulDB entry created
05/12/2026 +0 days Advisory disclosed
05/12/2026 +0 days Countermeasure disclosed
06/03/2026 +21 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-41086 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-41086
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-363209
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/12/2026 19:52
Updated: 06/03/2026 13:41
Changes: 05/12/2026 19:52 (4), 05/12/2026 19:53 (29), 05/12/2026 19:56 (36), 05/15/2026 06:56 (2), 05/19/2026 05:08 (12), 06/03/2026 13:41 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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