CVE-2026-56171
An attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Backup Service, Microsoft Windows Admin Center, and Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop Web Client to disclose information and gain elevated privileges.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- An attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Backup Service, Microsoft Windows Admin Center, and Microsoft Windows Remote Desktop Web Client to disclose information and gain elevated privileges.
- Who is affected
- Users of Microsoft Windows services are affected.
- Urgency
- Remediation is medium due to the potential for information disclosure and privilege escalation.
- Action
- Apply the latest updates for Microsoft Windows.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.48% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 39% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (5)
- medium[NEW] [medium] Microsoft Windows: Multiple Vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-07-20
- highCVE-2026-56171: Exposure of private personal information to an unauthorized actor in Windows RDP allows an una…nvd · 2026-07-17
- unknownMultiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows (July 17, 2026)cert-fr-avis · 2026-07-17
- unknownMultiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft products (July 17, 2026)cert-fr-avis · 2026-07-17
- highCVE-2026-56171: Windows Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) Information Disclosure Vulnerabilitymsrc · 2026-07-14
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