Jul 2026: Windows Admin Center (WAC) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVE-2026-56196 Published on July 14, 2026
Windows Admin Center (WAC) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Relative path traversal in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Weakness Type
Relative Path Traversal
The software uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize sequences such as ".." that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory. This allows attackers to traverse the file system to access files or directories that are outside of the restricted directory.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-56196
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Affected Versions
Microsoft Windows Admin Center:- Version 1809.0 and below 2.7.4 is affected.