CVE-2026-42834 PUBLISHED

Windows Admin Center in Azure Portal Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Assigner: microsoft
Reserved: 30.04.2026 Published: 20.05.2026 Updated: 20.05.2026

Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Azure Portal Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS Score: 7.8

Product Status

Vendor Microsoft
Product Windows Admin Center in Azure Portal
Versions
  • affected from 1.0 to 0.72.0.0. (excl.)

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Problem Types