CVE-2026-23661: CWE-319: Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information in Microsoft Azure IoT Explorer
Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in Azure IoT Explorer allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-23661) in Microsoft Azure IoT Explorer 1.0.0 involves the cleartext transmission of sensitive information, classified under CWE-319. An attacker with network access could intercept this data due to the lack of encryption during transmission. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.5, reflecting high impact on confidentiality without affecting integrity or availability. The vulnerability requires no privileges or user interaction and is exploitable remotely over the network. Microsoft has released a patch to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information transmitted by Azure IoT Explorer 1.0.0 over the network. This compromises confidentiality but does not impact integrity or availability of the system. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
A patch is available for this vulnerability. It is recommended to apply the official update from Microsoft to Azure IoT Explorer version 1.0.0 to prevent cleartext transmission of sensitive information. Since this is not a cloud service, user action is required to update the software.
CVE-2026-23661: CWE-319: Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information in Microsoft Azure IoT Explorer
Description
Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in Azure IoT Explorer allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-23661) in Microsoft Azure IoT Explorer 1.0.0 involves the cleartext transmission of sensitive information, classified under CWE-319. An attacker with network access could intercept this data due to the lack of encryption during transmission. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.5, reflecting high impact on confidentiality without affecting integrity or availability. The vulnerability requires no privileges or user interaction and is exploitable remotely over the network. Microsoft has released a patch to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information transmitted by Azure IoT Explorer 1.0.0 over the network. This compromises confidentiality but does not impact integrity or availability of the system. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
A patch is available for this vulnerability. It is recommended to apply the official update from Microsoft to Azure IoT Explorer version 1.0.0 to prevent cleartext transmission of sensitive information. Since this is not a cloud service, user action is required to update the software.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-01-14T16:59:33.463Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 69b05626ea502d3aa87d6885
Added to database: 3/10/2026, 5:34:30 PM
Last enriched: 4/18/2026, 2:09:45 PM
Last updated: 4/28/2026, 7:29:12 AM
Views: 74
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