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CVE-2026-40412: CWE-434: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in Microsoft Azure Orbital Spatio

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VulnerabilityCVE-2026-40412cvecve-2026-40412cwe-434
Published: Fri May 22 2026 (05/22/2026, 22:03:03 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Microsoft
Product: Azure Orbital Spatio

Description

CVE-2026-40412 is a critical vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Orbital Spatio involving unrestricted upload of files with dangerous types. This flaw allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code remotely over the network. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 10. 0, indicating maximum severity with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has issued an official fix for this cloud service vulnerability. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.

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AILast updated: 05/22/2026, 22:45:10 UTC

Technical Analysis

This vulnerability (CVE-2026-40412) in Microsoft Azure Orbital Spatio is classified under CWE-434, which concerns unrestricted upload of files with dangerous types. An attacker can upload malicious files without restriction, enabling remote code execution over the network. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates the attack requires no privileges or user interaction and affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability with critical severity. As a cloud service, Microsoft manages the remediation and has released an official fix.

Potential Impact

Successful exploitation allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely, potentially leading to full compromise of the Azure Orbital Spatio environment. This impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected service. Given the critical CVSS score of 10.0, the vulnerability poses a severe risk to users of this cloud service.

Mitigation Recommendations

Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability and manages remediation for this cloud-hosted service. Users should follow the guidance in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-40412 to ensure their Azure Orbital Spatio instances are updated. No additional mitigation actions are required beyond applying the official fix.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
microsoft
Date Reserved
2026-04-13T00:27:50.798Z
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-2026-40412","vendor":"Microsoft"}]

Threat ID: 6a10d8e4e1370fbb485de037

Added to database: 5/22/2026, 10:29:56 PM

Last enriched: 5/22/2026, 10:45:10 PM

Last updated: 5/23/2026, 4:29:52 AM

Views: 5

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