CVE-2026-42826: CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Microsoft Azure DevOps
CVE-2026-42826 is a critical vulnerability in Microsoft Azure DevOps that allows unauthorized actors to expose sensitive information over a network. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-200, indicating an exposure of sensitive data to unauthorized parties. Microsoft has issued an official fix for this cloud-hosted service, and remediation is managed by the vendor. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Azure DevOps enables an attacker with no privileges or user interaction to disclose sensitive information remotely. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 10.0 (critical), reflecting the ease of exploitation (network vector, no privileges required, no user interaction) and the severe impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. As a cloud service, Microsoft manages the remediation process and has released an official fix to address this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation results in complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected Azure DevOps service, allowing an unauthorized attacker to access sensitive information. This could lead to significant data breaches and disruption of development operations hosted on Azure DevOps.
Mitigation Recommendations
Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability and manages remediation for Azure DevOps as a cloud service. Users should ensure their Azure DevOps environments are updated according to Microsoft's guidance available at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-42826. No additional user action is required beyond applying the official fix.
CVE-2026-42826: CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Microsoft Azure DevOps
Description
CVE-2026-42826 is a critical vulnerability in Microsoft Azure DevOps that allows unauthorized actors to expose sensitive information over a network. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-200, indicating an exposure of sensitive data to unauthorized parties. Microsoft has issued an official fix for this cloud-hosted service, and remediation is managed by the vendor. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Azure DevOps enables an attacker with no privileges or user interaction to disclose sensitive information remotely. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 10.0 (critical), reflecting the ease of exploitation (network vector, no privileges required, no user interaction) and the severe impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. As a cloud service, Microsoft manages the remediation process and has released an official fix to address this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation results in complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected Azure DevOps service, allowing an unauthorized attacker to access sensitive information. This could lead to significant data breaches and disruption of development operations hosted on Azure DevOps.
Mitigation Recommendations
Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability and manages remediation for Azure DevOps as a cloud service. Users should ensure their Azure DevOps environments are updated according to Microsoft's guidance available at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-42826. No additional user action is required beyond applying the official fix.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-30T14:51:12.703Z
- 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-2026-42826","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 69fd029ecbff5d861038a133
Added to database: 5/7/2026, 9:22:38 PM
Last enriched: 5/7/2026, 9:36:25 PM
Last updated: 5/7/2026, 10:23:49 PM
Views: 5
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