Vulnerability · Published Jul 14, 2026 · Assigned by microsoft

CVE-2026-55001Active Directory Domain Services Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity improper certificate validation in Windows 10 Version 1607 from Microsoft. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 23% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 77.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Improper certificate validation in Windows Active Directory allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 10.0.14393.0 – before 10.0.14393.9339
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 10.0.17763.0 – before 10.0.17763.9020
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 10.0.14393.0 – before 10.0.14393.9339
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) 10.0.14393.0 – before 10.0.14393.9339
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 10.0.17763.0 – before 10.0.17763.9020
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) 10.0.17763.0 – before 10.0.17763.9020
Microsoft Windows Server 2022 10.0.20348.0 – before 10.0.20348.5386
Microsoft Windows Server 2025 10.0.26100.0 – before 10.0.26100.33158
Microsoft Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation) 10.0.26100.0 – before 10.0.26100.33158

Weakness: CWE-295 · Vector: 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

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