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Security Updates for Microsoft Windows Admin Center in Azure Portal (March 2026)

high Nessus Plugin ID 307058

Synopsis

The Microsoft Windows Admin Center in Azure Portal installed on the remote host is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

The Microsoft Windows Admin Center in Azure Portal installed on the remote host is missing a security update. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability:

 - Elevation of Privilege vulnerability in Windows Admin Center in Azure Portal (CVE-2026-23660)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Microsoft has released the following security updates to address this issue:

See Also

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-23660

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 307058

File Name: smb_nt_ms26_mar_windows_admin_center.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: windows

Published: 4/17/2026

Updated: 4/17/2026

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-23660

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:windows_admin_center

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Windows Admin Center

Patch Publication Date: 3/10/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/10/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-23660

IAVA: 2026-A-0233