Apr 2026: Remote Desktop Licensing Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2026-26159 Published on April 14, 2026

Remote Desktop Licensing Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Missing authentication for critical function in Windows Remote Desktop Licensing Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Weakness Type

Missing Authentication for Critical Function

The software does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources.


Products Associated with CVE-2026-26159

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Affected Versions

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2: Microsoft Windows 10 Version 22H2: Microsoft Windows 11 version 22H3: Microsoft Windows 11 Version 23H2: Microsoft Windows 11 Version 24H2: Microsoft Windows 11 Version 25H2: Microsoft Windows 11 version 26H1: Microsoft Windows Server 2012: Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation): Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2: Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation): Microsoft Windows Server 2016: Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation): Microsoft Windows Server 2019: Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation): Microsoft Windows Server 2022: Microsoft Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation): Microsoft Windows Server 2025: Microsoft Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation):