CVE-2026-21524: CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Microsoft Azure Data Explorer
Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor in Azure Data Explorer allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Data Explorer involves the exposure of sensitive information to unauthorized actors over a network. It is identified as CWE-200, indicating that sensitive data can be disclosed without proper authorization. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates that the attack can be performed remotely over the network with low attack complexity, no privileges required, but user interaction is needed. The scope is changed, and the impact on confidentiality is high, while integrity and availability are not affected. Microsoft has released a patch to remediate this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information from Azure Data Explorer. The confidentiality impact is high, meaning sensitive data could be exposed to attackers without authorization. There is no impact on integrity or availability. No known exploits are currently reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
A patch is available for this vulnerability. It is recommended to apply the official fix provided by Microsoft to remediate the issue. Since this is not a cloud-hosted service vulnerability, manual patching by administrators is required. There are no vendor advisories indicating that no action is required or that the issue is already mitigated.
CVE-2026-21524: CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Microsoft Azure Data Explorer
Description
Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor in Azure Data Explorer allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Data Explorer involves the exposure of sensitive information to unauthorized actors over a network. It is identified as CWE-200, indicating that sensitive data can be disclosed without proper authorization. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates that the attack can be performed remotely over the network with low attack complexity, no privileges required, but user interaction is needed. The scope is changed, and the impact on confidentiality is high, while integrity and availability are not affected. Microsoft has released a patch to remediate this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information from Azure Data Explorer. The confidentiality impact is high, meaning sensitive data could be exposed to attackers without authorization. There is no impact on integrity or availability. No known exploits are currently reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
A patch is available for this vulnerability. It is recommended to apply the official fix provided by Microsoft to remediate the issue. Since this is not a cloud-hosted service vulnerability, manual patching by administrators is required. There are no vendor advisories indicating that no action is required or that the issue is already mitigated.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2025-12-30T18:10:54.846Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6972ad5b4623b1157c962ba6
Added to database: 1/22/2026, 11:06:03 PM
Last enriched: 4/3/2026, 12:54:44 PM
Last updated: 5/10/2026, 12:16:17 PM
Views: 158
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