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CVE-2026-40379: CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Microsoft Microsoft Entra

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Critical
VulnerabilityCVE-2026-40379cvecve-2026-40379cwe-200
Published: 05/12/2026 (05/12/2026, 16:58:10 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Microsoft
Product: 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

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 06/19/2026, 17:38:07 UTC

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.

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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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