Microsoft Windows Admin Center (April 2026)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 307059

Synopsis

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

Description

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

- Spoofing vulnerability in Windows Admin Center (CVE-2026-32196)

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 a security update, please review the vendor advisory.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 307059

File Name: smb_nt_ms26_apr_windows_admin_center.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 4/17/2026

Updated: 4/17/2026

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-32196

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:windows_admin_center

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Windows Admin Center

Patch Publication Date: 4/1/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/1/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-32196

CWE: 287

IAVA: 2017-A-0XXX

Detections

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