VDB

CVE-2026-26160

CVE-2026-26160 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.8 HIGH

Remote Desktop Licensing Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Reported by microsoft · Published April 14, 2026

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

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1
7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Affected products

VendorProductVersions
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 160710.0.14393.0
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 180910.0.17763.0
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 21H210.0.19044.0
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 22H210.0.19045.0
MicrosoftWindows 11 version 23H210.0.22631.0
MicrosoftWindows 11 Version 23H210.0.22631.0
MicrosoftWindows 11 Version 24H210.0.26100.0
MicrosoftWindows 11 Version 25H210.0.26200.0
MicrosoftWindows 11 version 26H110.0.28000.0
MicrosoftWindows Server 20126.2.9200.0
MicrosoftWindows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)6.2.9200.0
MicrosoftWindows Server 2012 R26.3.9600.0
MicrosoftWindows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)6.3.9600.0
MicrosoftWindows Server 201610.0.14393.0
MicrosoftWindows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)10.0.14393.0
MicrosoftWindows Server 201910.0.17763.0
MicrosoftWindows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)10.0.17763.0
MicrosoftWindows Server 202210.0.20348.0
MicrosoftWindows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)10.0.25398.0
MicrosoftWindows Server 202510.0.26100.0

…and 38 more

Timeline

  • Apr 14, 2026 CVE Published
  • Apr 14, 2026 PoC Published
  • Apr 15, 2026 Security Advisory (137 in total, the first dated here)
  • May 18, 2026 EPSS Score (30 in total, the first dated here)
  • Jul 3, 2026 Coalition ESS Score

Query this with the API

The same record, from the CLI:

vulnetix vdb vuln CVE-2026-26160
vulnetix vdb fixes CVE-2026-26160

Or with curl, using the org id and key from your account page:

curl -s -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${VULNETIX_ORG_ID}:${VULNETIX_API_KEY}" \
  "https://api.vdb.vulnetix.com/v2/vuln/CVE-2026-26160/fixes/registry"

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