Affects widely used Microsoft System Center Operations Manager; network-based privilege escalation could disrupt IT ops.
CVE-2026-20967
Privilege escalation in SCOM via input validation flaw.
Is CVE-2026-20967 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-20967 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-20967?
CVE-2026-20967 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.8. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-20967?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-20967. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-20967 affect?
CVE-2026-20967 affects Microsoft System Center Operations Manager. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-20967?
Patch when released; restrict SCOM ACLs; monitor activity.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Networked attacker can escalate to admin rights on SCOM server.
Patch when possible
- affected>= 10.19.0 and < 10.19.10658.0
- affected>= 10.22.0 and < 10.22.11951.0
- affected>= 1.0.0 and < 10.25.10377.0
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.