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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

Affected software

Microsoft

Microsoft Entra

AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 08/11/2026, 16:46:15 UTC

Technical Analysis

This vulnerability (CVE-2026-40379) in Microsoft Entra involves exposure of sensitive information to unauthorized actors, enabling spoofing over a network. It is classified under CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information). The CVSS 3.1 base score is 9.3, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, scope changed, and high impact on confidentiality and integrity. The vulnerability affects the cloud service Microsoft Entra, and Microsoft has released an official fix to address it.

Potential Impact

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to sensitive information within Microsoft Entra, potentially leading to spoofing attacks that compromise confidentiality and integrity of data. There is no reported impact on availability. No known exploits are currently in the wild.

Mitigation Recommendations

Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability. As this is a cloud-hosted service, Microsoft manages the remediation server-side. Users should follow the guidance in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-40379 to ensure their environments are protected.

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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: 08/11/2026, 16:46:15 UTC

Last updated: 09/12/2026, 22:01:33 UTC

Views: 157

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