CVE-2026-23663: CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management in Microsoft Microsoft Global Secure Access (GSA)
Improper privilege management in Azure Entra ID allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-23663) involves improper privilege management in Microsoft Global Secure Access (GSA) via Azure Entra ID, enabling an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges remotely over a network. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, high confidentiality impact, no integrity or availability impact, and an official fix is available. Being a cloud service, Microsoft handles patch deployment server-side. No active exploitation has been observed.
Potential Impact
An attacker can gain elevated privileges remotely without requiring prior access or user interaction, potentially compromising confidentiality of data within the affected service. There is no reported impact on integrity or availability. The vulnerability affects the cloud-hosted Microsoft Global Secure Access service.
Mitigation Recommendations
Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability and manages remediation for this cloud-hosted service. Users should ensure their Microsoft Global Secure Access service is updated as per Microsoft's guidance. No additional user action is required beyond applying the official fix provided by Microsoft.
CVE-2026-23663: CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management in Microsoft Microsoft Global Secure Access (GSA)
Description
Improper privilege management in Azure Entra ID allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.5high
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-23663) involves improper privilege management in Microsoft Global Secure Access (GSA) via Azure Entra ID, enabling an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges remotely over a network. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, high confidentiality impact, no integrity or availability impact, and an official fix is available. Being a cloud service, Microsoft handles patch deployment server-side. No active exploitation has been observed.
Potential Impact
An attacker can gain elevated privileges remotely without requiring prior access or user interaction, potentially compromising confidentiality of data within the affected service. There is no reported impact on integrity or availability. The vulnerability affects the cloud-hosted Microsoft Global Secure Access service.
Mitigation Recommendations
Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability and manages remediation for this cloud-hosted service. Users should ensure their Microsoft Global Secure Access service is updated as per Microsoft's guidance. No additional user action is required beyond applying the official fix provided by Microsoft.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-01-14T16:59:33.463Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Is Cloud Service
- true
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-23663","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a10d8e4e1370fbb485de028
Added to database: 05/22/2026, 22:29:56 UTC
Last enriched: 06/22/2026, 14:29:09 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:57 UTC
Views: 74
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