Active Directory Certificate Services Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-54121
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermicrosoft
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-07-14 18:18:08 UTC
Updated2026-07-21 19:54:33 UTC
DescriptionImproper authorization in Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 8.8 HIGH from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.008020000 probability, percentile 0.525630000 (date 2026-07-19)

Problem Types: CWE-285 | CWE-285 CWE-285: Improper Authorization

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary8.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1CNACVSS8.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1607 All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1607 All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1809 All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 1809 All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2012 - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2012 r2 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2016 All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2019 All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2022 All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows Server 2025 All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 affected 10.0.14393.0 10.0.14393.9339 custom 32-bit Systems, x64-based Systems
CNA Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 affected 10.0.17763.0 10.0.17763.9020 custom 32-bit Systems, x64-based Systems
CNA Microsoft Windows Server 2012 affected 6.2.9200.0 6.2.9200.26226 custom x64-based Systems
CNA Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Server Core Installation affected 6.2.9200.0 6.2.9200.26226 custom x64-based Systems
CNA Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 affected 6.3.9600.0 6.3.9600.23291 custom x64-based Systems
CNA Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Server Core Installation affected 6.3.9600.0 6.3.9600.23291 custom x64-based Systems
CNA Microsoft Windows Server 2016 affected 10.0.14393.0 10.0.14393.9339 custom x64-based Systems
CNA Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Server Core Installation affected 10.0.14393.0 10.0.14393.9339 custom x64-based Systems
CNA Microsoft Windows Server 2019 affected 10.0.17763.0 10.0.17763.9020 custom x64-based Systems
CNA Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Server Core Installation affected 10.0.17763.0 10.0.17763.9020 custom x64-based Systems
CNA Microsoft Windows Server 2022 affected 10.0.20348.0 10.0.20348.5386 custom x64-based Systems
CNA Microsoft Windows Server 2025 affected 10.0.26100.0 10.0.26100.33158 custom x64-based Systems
CNA Microsoft Windows Server 2025 Server Core Installation affected 10.0.26100.0 10.0.26100.33158 custom x64-based Systems

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-54121 [email protected] msrc.microsoft.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
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