CVE•Published 2026-05-12•Modified 2026-05-28•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data

CVE-2026-35438Microsoft · Windows_admin_center

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

8.3

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H

EPSS percentile

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Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-862Missing Authorization

Description

Missing authorization in Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

Timeline

Published 2026-05-12

Modified 2026-05-28

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB Sploitus VulnCheck

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-2026-35438

Hosts 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-2026-35438

Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.

Censys

vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-35438

Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.

grep.app

CVE-2026-35438

Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.

GitHub code

CVE-2026-35438

GitHub code search for direct mentions.

Google dork

"CVE-2026-35438" exploit -site:nvd.nist.gov

Write-ups and news, NVD excluded.

Known PoCs on GitHub

No public proof-of-concept repositories found for CVE-2026-35438 on GitHub.