CVE-2026-26160

April 14, 2026, 6:16 p.m.

7.8
High

Description

Missing authentication for critical function in Windows Remote Desktop Licensing Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Microsoft
  • Windows Remote Desktop Licensing Service
  • *

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-306
Missing Authentication for Critical Function
The product does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a microsoft windows_remote_desktop_licensing_service / / / / / / / /

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-26160

Tags

CWE-306
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2026-04-14
CVE-2026-26160

CVSS Score

7.8 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: LOCAL
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Privileges Required: LOW
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
  • Integrity Impact: HIGH
  • Availability Impact: HIGH

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

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Timeline

Published: April 14, 2026, 6:16 p.m.
Last Modified: April 14, 2026, 6:16 p.m.

Status : Received

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

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