CVE•Published 2026-02-17•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-26119
Vulnerability data via CVEDB (Shodan)
CVSS v3.1
8.8
HIGH
EPSS percentile
52
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 48% of all CVEs
Description
Improper authentication in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Timeline
Published 2026-02-17
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2026-26119Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"Microsoft Windows Admin Center"All exposed Microsoft Windows Admin Center instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Windows Admin Center"HTTP body or banner mentions "Windows Admin Center" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-26119Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-26119Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-26119Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-26119GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-26119" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub
No public proof-of-concept repositories found for CVE-2026-26119 on GitHub.