CVE-2026-49159: CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Microsoft Microsoft Graph
Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor in Microsoft Graph allows an authorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
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Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Microsoft Graph involves the exposure of sensitive information to unauthorized actors by an authorized attacker over a network. It is identified as CWE-200, which pertains to the exposure of sensitive information. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates the attack requires network access, low attack complexity, and privileges, with no user interaction needed. The confidentiality impact is high, while integrity and availability are not affected. Microsoft has published an official fix for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An authorized attacker can disclose sensitive information over a network, potentially leading to unauthorized data exposure. The confidentiality impact is high, but there is no impact on integrity or availability. This could result in sensitive data leakage if exploited.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the provided patch as soon as possible to remediate this vulnerability. Refer to the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-49159 for detailed patching instructions.
CVE-2026-49159: CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Microsoft Microsoft Graph
Description
Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor in Microsoft Graph allows an authorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Microsoft Graph involves the exposure of sensitive information to unauthorized actors by an authorized attacker over a network. It is identified as CWE-200, which pertains to the exposure of sensitive information. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates the attack requires network access, low attack complexity, and privileges, with no user interaction needed. The confidentiality impact is high, while integrity and availability are not affected. Microsoft has published an official fix for this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An authorized attacker can disclose sensitive information over a network, potentially leading to unauthorized data exposure. The confidentiality impact is high, but there is no impact on integrity or availability. This could result in sensitive data leakage if exploited.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the provided patch as soon as possible to remediate this vulnerability. Refer to the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-49159 for detailed patching instructions.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-27T23:44:09.622Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-49159","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a62b3ff9c2644c7f8000d48
Added to database: 07/24/2026, 00:38:23 UTC
Last enriched: 08/15/2026, 13:23:40 UTC
Last updated: 09/06/2026, 22:52:11 UTC
Views: 129
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