CVE-2026-33821: CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management in Microsoft Dynamics 365
Improper privilege management in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Insights allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
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Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-33821) in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Insights is classified under CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management). It enables an authorized attacker with network access to escalate privileges, potentially gaining higher-level permissions than intended. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, and a scope change with high impact on integrity but no impact on confidentiality or availability. The vulnerability affects the cloud service version of Dynamics 365, and Microsoft has released an official fix. The vendor manages remediation for this cloud-hosted service, ensuring that customers receive the patch without manual intervention.
Potential Impact
An authorized attacker can elevate their privileges within Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Insights, potentially leading to unauthorized actions or modifications that compromise the integrity of the system. There is no reported impact on confidentiality or availability. The vulnerability affects the cloud service, so the risk is relevant to all users of the affected Dynamics 365 Customer Insights service until patched.
Mitigation Recommendations
Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability and manages remediation for the cloud-hosted Dynamics 365 Customer Insights service. Customers should verify that their service is updated according to Microsoft's guidance at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-33821. No additional customer action is typically required beyond ensuring their service is current.
CVE-2026-33821: CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management in Microsoft Dynamics 365
Description
Improper privilege management in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Insights allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.7high
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-33821) in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Insights is classified under CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management). It enables an authorized attacker with network access to escalate privileges, potentially gaining higher-level permissions than intended. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, and a scope change with high impact on integrity but no impact on confidentiality or availability. The vulnerability affects the cloud service version of Dynamics 365, and Microsoft has released an official fix. The vendor manages remediation for this cloud-hosted service, ensuring that customers receive the patch without manual intervention.
Potential Impact
An authorized attacker can elevate their privileges within Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Insights, potentially leading to unauthorized actions or modifications that compromise the integrity of the system. There is no reported impact on confidentiality or availability. The vulnerability affects the cloud service, so the risk is relevant to all users of the affected Dynamics 365 Customer Insights service until patched.
Mitigation Recommendations
Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability and manages remediation for the cloud-hosted Dynamics 365 Customer Insights service. Customers should verify that their service is updated according to Microsoft's guidance at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-33821. No additional customer action is typically required beyond ensuring their service is current.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-03-24T00:52:01.351Z
- 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-2026-33821","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a036539cbff5d861008c32e
Added to database: 05/12/2026, 17:36:57 UTC
Last enriched: 06/19/2026, 17:30:41 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:58 UTC
Views: 50
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