CVE-2026-40379: CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Microsoft Microsoft Entra
Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor in Azure Entra ID allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-40379) in Microsoft Entra involves exposure of sensitive information to unauthorized actors, enabling network spoofing attacks. It is classified under CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information). The CVSS 3.1 base score is 9.3, indicating critical severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, scope changed, and high impact on confidentiality and integrity. The affected product is a cloud service (Azure Entra ID), and Microsoft has released an official fix to remediate the issue.
Potential Impact
An unauthorized attacker can exploit this vulnerability to gain access to sensitive information and perform spoofing attacks over the network. This compromises the confidentiality and integrity of data within Microsoft Entra, potentially leading to unauthorized access or manipulation of identity information. There is no known exploitation in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability. Since Microsoft Entra is a cloud service, the vendor manages remediation server-side. Users should ensure their environments are updated according to Microsoft's guidance available at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-40379. No additional user action is required beyond applying the official fix.
CVE-2026-40379: CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Microsoft Microsoft Entra
Description
Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor in Azure Entra ID allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.
CVSS v3.1
Score 9.3critical
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-40379) in Microsoft Entra involves exposure of sensitive information to unauthorized actors, enabling network spoofing attacks. It is classified under CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information). The CVSS 3.1 base score is 9.3, indicating critical severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, scope changed, and high impact on confidentiality and integrity. The affected product is a cloud service (Azure Entra ID), and Microsoft has released an official fix to remediate the issue.
Potential Impact
An unauthorized attacker can exploit this vulnerability to gain access to sensitive information and perform spoofing attacks over the network. This compromises the confidentiality and integrity of data within Microsoft Entra, potentially leading to unauthorized access or manipulation of identity information. There is no known exploitation in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability. Since Microsoft Entra is a cloud service, the vendor manages remediation server-side. Users should ensure their environments are updated according to Microsoft's guidance available at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-40379. No additional user action is required beyond applying the official fix.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-11T23:06:15.615Z
- 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-2026-40379","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a036554cbff5d861008c95c
Added to database: 05/12/2026, 17:37:24 UTC
Last enriched: 06/19/2026, 17:38:07 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:58 UTC
Views: 134
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