CVE-2026-20967
Received
Received - Intake
Improper Input Validation in System Center Operations Manager Enables Privilege Escalation
Publication date: 2026-03-10
Last updated on: 2026-03-13
Assigner: Microsoft Corporation
Description
Description
Improper input validation in System Center Operations Manager allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft | system_center_operations_manager | 2019 |
| microsoft | system_center_operations_manager | 2022 |
| microsoft | system_center_operations_manager | 2025 |
| microsoft | system_center_operations_manager | 2019 |
| microsoft | system_center_operations_manager | 2019 |
| microsoft | system_center_operations_manager | 2019 |
| microsoft | system_center_operations_manager | 2019 |
| microsoft | system_center_operations_manager | 2019 |
| microsoft | system_center_operations_manager | 2019 |
| microsoft | system_center_operations_manager | 2019 |
| microsoft | system_center_operations_manager | 2019 |
| microsoft | system_center_operations_manager | 2019 |
| microsoft | system_center_operations_manager | 2019 |
| microsoft | system_center_operations_manager | 2019 |
| microsoft | system_center_operations_manager | 2022 |
| microsoft | system_center_operations_manager | 2022 |
| microsoft | system_center_operations_manager | 2022 |
| microsoft | system_center_operations_manager | 2022 |
| microsoft | system_center_operations_manager | 2022 |
| microsoft | system_center_operations_manager | 2025 |
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Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-20 | The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. |
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This vulnerability is caused by improper input validation in Microsoft System Center Operations Manager. It allows an authorized attacker to elevate their privileges over a network.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
An attacker exploiting this vulnerability can gain higher privileges than originally granted, potentially allowing them to perform unauthorized actions, access sensitive data, or disrupt system operations.
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