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Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services Insufficient Granularity of Access Control Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Added to KEV
2026-07-14
Remediation due
2026-07-28

Required action
Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.

CISA notes
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2026-56155 ; BOD 26-04: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; Forensics Triage Requirements: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-56155; https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/identity/ad-fs/decommission/adfs-decommission-guide

Description

Insufficient granularity of access control in Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Severity

CVSS 3.1 · CNA7.8 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C
SSVC · CISA-ADP
Exploitationactive
Automatableno
Technical impacttotal

Affected Products

VendorProductAffected versions
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1607
10.0.14393.0 to <10.0.14393.9339
MicrosoftWindows 10 Version 1809
10.0.17763.0 to <10.0.17763.9020
MicrosoftWindows Server 2012
6.2.9200.0 to <6.2.9200.26226
MicrosoftWindows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
6.2.9200.0 to <6.2.9200.26226
MicrosoftWindows Server 2012 R2
6.3.9600.0 to <6.3.9600.23291
MicrosoftWindows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)
6.3.9600.0 to <6.3.9600.23291
MicrosoftWindows Server 2016
10.0.14393.0 to <10.0.14393.9339
MicrosoftWindows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
10.0.14393.0 to <10.0.14393.9339
MicrosoftWindows Server 2019
10.0.17763.0 to <10.0.17763.9020
MicrosoftWindows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
10.0.17763.0 to <10.0.17763.9020
MicrosoftWindows Server 2022
10.0.20348.0 to <10.0.20348.5386
MicrosoftWindows Server 2025
10.0.26100.0 to <10.0.26100.33158
MicrosoftWindows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)
10.0.26100.0 to <10.0.26100.33158

References

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Record Details

Published
2026-07-14
Last updated
2026-09-25
Assigner (CNA)
microsoft
Credited to
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