CVE-2026-26145: CWE-284: Improper Access Control in Microsoft Azure Synapse
Improper access control in Azure Synapse allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Azure Synapse involves improper access control (CWE-284) that enables an attacker with some level of authorization to elevate their privileges remotely over the network. The CVSS vector indicates that the attack requires high attack complexity, low privileges, and user interaction, with a high impact on confidentiality but no impact on integrity or availability. As a cloud service, Microsoft manages the remediation and has released an official fix.
Potential Impact
An authorized attacker can elevate privileges within Azure Synapse, potentially gaining unauthorized access to sensitive data or capabilities. The confidentiality impact is high, but integrity and availability are not affected. This could lead to unauthorized data exposure or access escalation within the affected environment.
Mitigation Recommendations
Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability and manages remediation for Azure Synapse as a cloud-hosted service. Users should ensure their Azure Synapse instances are updated according to the vendor advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-26145. No additional user action is required beyond applying the official fix.
CVE-2026-26145: CWE-284: Improper Access Control in Microsoft Azure Synapse
Description
Improper access control in Azure Synapse allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
CVSS v3.1
Score 4.8medium
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Azure Synapse involves improper access control (CWE-284) that enables an attacker with some level of authorization to elevate their privileges remotely over the network. The CVSS vector indicates that the attack requires high attack complexity, low privileges, and user interaction, with a high impact on confidentiality but no impact on integrity or availability. As a cloud service, Microsoft manages the remediation and has released an official fix.
Potential Impact
An authorized attacker can elevate privileges within Azure Synapse, potentially gaining unauthorized access to sensitive data or capabilities. The confidentiality impact is high, but integrity and availability are not affected. This could lead to unauthorized data exposure or access escalation within the affected environment.
Mitigation Recommendations
Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability and manages remediation for Azure Synapse as a cloud-hosted service. Users should ensure their Azure Synapse instances are updated according to the vendor advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-26145. No additional user action is required beyond applying the official fix.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-02-11T16:24:51.134Z
- 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-2026-26145","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a46e7f427e9c797193afcae
Added to database: 07/02/2026, 22:36:36 UTC
Last enriched: 07/02/2026, 22:51:31 UTC
Last updated: 07/02/2026, 22:51:38 UTC
Views: 3
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