CVE-2026-26124: CWE-35: Path Traversal: '.../...//' in Microsoft Microsoft ACI Confidential Containers
'.../...//' in Azure Compute Gallery allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-26124 is a path traversal vulnerability (CWE-35) in Microsoft ACI Confidential Containers, specifically involving the sequence '.../...//'. This vulnerability permits an authorized attacker with high privileges to perform local privilege escalation. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates low attack complexity and no user interaction required, but the attacker must already have high privileges. The vulnerability impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability. A patch is available from Microsoft to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
An authorized attacker with high privileges can exploit this path traversal vulnerability to elevate their privileges locally, potentially gaining greater control over the affected system. This can lead to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the container environment.
Mitigation Recommendations
A patch is available for this vulnerability. It is recommended to apply the official fix provided by Microsoft for Microsoft ACI Confidential Containers to remediate the issue. Since this is not a cloud service, manual patching is required. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
CVE-2026-26124: CWE-35: Path Traversal: '.../...//' in Microsoft Microsoft ACI Confidential Containers
Description
'.../...//' in Azure Compute Gallery allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-26124 is a path traversal vulnerability (CWE-35) in Microsoft ACI Confidential Containers, specifically involving the sequence '.../...//'. This vulnerability permits an authorized attacker with high privileges to perform local privilege escalation. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates low attack complexity and no user interaction required, but the attacker must already have high privileges. The vulnerability impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability. A patch is available from Microsoft to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
An authorized attacker with high privileges can exploit this path traversal vulnerability to elevate their privileges locally, potentially gaining greater control over the affected system. This can lead to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the container environment.
Mitigation Recommendations
A patch is available for this vulnerability. It is recommended to apply the official fix provided by Microsoft for Microsoft ACI Confidential Containers to remediate the issue. Since this is not a cloud service, manual patching is required. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-02-11T15:52:13.911Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 69aa042dc48b3f10ff7dd2a6
Added to database: 3/5/2026, 10:31:09 PM
Last enriched: 4/15/2026, 11:32:21 AM
Last updated: 4/19/2026, 4:24:32 PM
Views: 196
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