CVE-2026-3014
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedMilestone has released a new version of XProtect® (and several cumulative patch updates) which fix security vulnerability in Management Server API. The vulnerability causes users with edit permissions to the Management Server to be able to execute arbitrary code in context of the Management Server Service.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThis is an authorization bypass vulnerability in the Milestone XProtect Management Server API where users with edit permissions can execute arbitrary code in the context of the high-privileged Management Server Service. The API fails to properly restrict edit-permission users to intended configuration changes, allowing code execution with service-level privileges.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify XProtect Management Server installationCheck for Milestone XProtect Management Server service via Windows Services (services.msc) or by looking for installation directories such as C:\Program Files\Milestone\XProtect Management Server or C:\ProgramData\Milestone\XProtect Management ServerAffected if The Management Server service is found and running
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Determine XProtect versionLocate the installed version by checking the Management Server about dialog in the XProtect admin interface, or inspect the file version of the Management Server executable (XProtectManagementServer.exe) in the installation directoryAffected if The installed version has not been patched and falls within the vulnerable version range (verify against vendor release notes)
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Verify API exposureCheck if the XProtect Management Server API endpoints are accessible by attempting to reach the base URL (typically https://servername:443/ManagementServer or similar) or by reviewing IIS/web server bindings on the hostAffected if The Management Server API is exposed and reachable over the network
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Review user roles with edit permissionsOpen the XProtect Management Client or admin console, navigate to Users and Roles, and identify accounts explicitly assigned edit permissions or added to groups with edit-level accessAffected if Any non-administrator user account possesses edit permissions on the Management Server
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Confirm service-level privilege contextExamine the Management Server Windows service properties to verify it runs under a high-privileged account (such as LocalSystem or a dedicated service account with elevated privileges)Affected if The Management Server service runs with elevated privileges and the above conditions (vulnerable version, API accessible, edit-permission users exist) are met
You are affected if XProtect Management Server is running an unpatched version, the API is accessible, and any user with edit permissions exists in the system.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply the vendor patch (new XProtect version or cumulative update) immediately to Management Server; in the interim, audit and restrict users assigned edit permissions to only trusted administrators.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2026-3014 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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