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.
AI Analysis
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 some level of access to elevate their privileges remotely over a network. The CVSS 3.1 score is 7.7 (high), reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, required privileges, no user interaction, and a scope change with high impact on integrity but no impact on confidentiality or availability. Microsoft has issued an official fix and manages remediation for this cloud-hosted service.
Potential Impact
An authorized attacker can elevate privileges remotely, potentially gaining higher-level access than intended. This could lead to unauthorized modification of data or system configurations within Dynamics 365 Customer Insights. There is no reported impact on confidentiality or availability. No known exploits are currently active in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability and manages remediation for Dynamics 365 as a cloud service. Customers should ensure their service instances are up to date as per Microsoft's update guidance at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-33821. No additional customer action is typically required beyond applying updates or verifying the 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
Affected software
Microsoft
Dynamics 365
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
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 some level of access to elevate their privileges remotely over a network. The CVSS 3.1 score is 7.7 (high), reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, required privileges, no user interaction, and a scope change with high impact on integrity but no impact on confidentiality or availability. Microsoft has issued an official fix and manages remediation for this cloud-hosted service.
Potential Impact
An authorized attacker can elevate privileges remotely, potentially gaining higher-level access than intended. This could lead to unauthorized modification of data or system configurations within Dynamics 365 Customer Insights. There is no reported impact on confidentiality or availability. No known exploits are currently active in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability and manages remediation for Dynamics 365 as a cloud service. Customers should ensure their service instances are up to date as per Microsoft's update guidance at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-33821. No additional customer action is typically required beyond applying updates or verifying the 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: 08/11/2026, 16:33:26 UTC
Last updated: 09/13/2026, 22:01:33 UTC
Views: 64
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