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Source: microsoft · Limited verification•Last verified: •Collection Running
CVE-2026-26159Unknown / EvaluatingHIGH (raw)CVSS 7.8CWE-306

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

Published: 14 Apr 2026•Last updated: 15 Oct 2026, 04:47 AM IST•Source identifier: secure@microsoft.com
Dossier completeness: source-provided sections 2 / 3 · rule guidance available. Missing source facts count as incomplete.
Official source
CISA KEV catalog
Unknown
KEV status was not determined.
CVSS score
7.8HIGH (raw)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Metric sourcesecure@microsoft.com
EPSS probability
0.3%0.003
Percentile21st
Weakness type
CWE-306
No further CWE recorded
Remediation
Patch status unknown
No fixed version or KB recorded

Why It Matters

Analysis dossier

Why It Matters

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

SOC priority

High

Actively exploited

Unknown

Publicly disclosed

Unknown

Risk basis: Microsoft or Microsoft-managed product relevance; HIGH severity; No confirmed exploitation signal in current enrichment

Affected Products & Remediation

14 source-backed products
Affected products and versions (source)
  • microsoft windows 10 1607 · < 10.0.14393.9060 · NVD CPE · Source
  • microsoft windows 10 1809 · < 10.0.17763.8644 · NVD CPE · Source
  • microsoft windows 10 21h2 · < 10.0.19044.7184 · NVD CPE · Source
  • microsoft windows 10 22h2 · < 10.0.19045.7184 · NVD CPE · Source
  • microsoft windows 11 23h2 · < 10.0.22631.6936 · NVD CPE · Source
  • microsoft windows 11 24h2 · < 10.0.26100.8246 · NVD CPE · Source
  • microsoft windows 11 25h2 · < 10.0.26200.8246 · NVD CPE · Source
  • microsoft windows 11 26h1 · < 10.0.28000.1836 · NVD CPE · Source
  • microsoft windows server 2012 · r2 · NVD CPE · Source
  • microsoft windows server 2016 · < 10.0.14393.9060 · NVD CPE · Source
  • microsoft windows server 2019 · < 10.0.17763.8644 · NVD CPE · Source
  • microsoft windows server 2022 · < 10.0.20348.5020; 23h2 < 10.0.25398.2274 · NVD CPE · Source
  • microsoft windows server 2022 23h2 · < 10.0.25398.2274 · NVD CPE · Source
  • microsoft windows server 2025 · < 10.0.26100.32690 · NVD CPE · Source
Recorded patch / KBNot provided by source

Vendor or catalog guidance (source)

Not provided by source

Known exploitation (source facts)

Only what a source states. Unknown means no source has said either way; it is not "not exploited".

CISA KEV
Unknown
Exploited (source statement)
Unknown
Publicly disclosed (source)
Unknown

Suggested hunting (rule-based inference)

SecOps Signal recommendation (rule-based inference). These steps are hunting hypotheses from the vulnerability class; they do not state or imply that exploitation occurred here or anywhere.

Matched microsoft-enterprise (Affected product: microsoft windows 10 1607, Vendor: microsoft); authentication-weakness (CWE-306)

Exposure

  1. Identify affected Microsoft products and compare local builds with the MSRC advisory.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · The MSRC product/build mapping establishes applicability. · Rule microsoft-enterprise
  2. Identify affected authentication surfaces and compare versions with the advisory.Telemetry: Application inventory · A CWE match is not proof of local exposure. · Rule authentication-weakness

Exploitation evidence

  1. Review the advisory's documented behavior on matching hosts before selecting a hunt.Telemetry: DeviceProcessEvents · Product family alone does not justify a CVE-specific detection. · Rule microsoft-enterprise
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Exploitation evidence

  1. Review unexpected successful sign-ins and changes to privileged accounts on affected systems.Telemetry: SigninLogs · Access anomalies are relevant to authentication weaknesses. · Rule authentication-weakness

Response

  1. Confirm the source-stated KB or mitigation on matching assets.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · A post-update inventory check verifies remediation. · Rule microsoft-enterprise

CISA KEV Record

CISA KEV status was not determined for this record.

Change History & Source Data

— No recorded material change

CNA / source
secure@microsoft.com
Record status · verification
UPDATED · Microsoft primary source linked
CPE
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*, cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*, cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*, cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*, cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*, cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*, cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*, cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*, cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*, cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_22h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*

Evidence & Provenance

2 public sources
msrc.microsoft.comSource recordnvd.nist.govSource record

Linked by the query's stored exact CVE association. Review required tables and validation status before use.

Detection Hunting Query
Target: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities•Defender XDR
Detect endpoints exposed to CVE-2026-26159
Purpose: Exposure assessment (Category: Exposure Check)Why linked: Query metadata names CVE-2026-26159
DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities| where CveId == "CVE-2026-26159"| project DeviceId, DeviceName, OSPlatform, OSVersion, SoftwareVendor, SoftwareName, SoftwareVersion, CveId, VulnerabilitySeverityLevel, RecommendedSecurityUpdate, RecommendedSecurityUpdateId| sort by VulnerabilitySeverityLevel desc
Schema Checked · Not runtime validatedSource: SecOps Signal deterministic template · Limited verificationStatic screening: Passed structure and schema checks; tenant execution is not verified.
Open KQL Library

Correlated briefings

— No published briefing references this CVE

SecOps Signal surfaces public advisory facts only. A missing value means the source has not published it, not that your environment is unaffected. No tenant inventory is connected.