CVE-2026-50653: CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') in Microsoft Azure Active Directory
CVE-2026-50653 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Active Directory involving a loop with an unreachable exit condition, resulting in an infinite loop. This flaw allows an unauthorized attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) over the network. The vulnerability has a high severity with a CVSS score of 7.5. Microsoft has issued an official fix for this cloud service vulnerability.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-50653) in Microsoft Azure Active Directory is caused by a loop with an unreachable exit condition, classified under CWE-835. The infinite loop can be triggered by an unauthorized attacker, leading to denial of service over the network. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.5, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, and impact limited to availability. As this is a cloud service, Microsoft manages the remediation and has released an official fix.
Potential Impact
An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to cause an infinite loop in Azure Active Directory, resulting in denial of service. This impacts the availability of the service but does not affect confidentiality or integrity. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability. Since Azure Active Directory is a cloud service, the vendor manages the remediation on their side. Users should refer to the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50653 for confirmation and ensure their service is updated accordingly.
CVE-2026-50653: CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') in Microsoft Azure Active Directory
Description
CVE-2026-50653 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Active Directory involving a loop with an unreachable exit condition, resulting in an infinite loop. This flaw allows an unauthorized attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) over the network. The vulnerability has a high severity with a CVSS score of 7.5. Microsoft has issued an official fix for this cloud service vulnerability.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.5high
Affected software
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-50653) in Microsoft Azure Active Directory is caused by a loop with an unreachable exit condition, classified under CWE-835. The infinite loop can be triggered by an unauthorized attacker, leading to denial of service over the network. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.5, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, and impact limited to availability. As this is a cloud service, Microsoft manages the remediation and has released an official fix.
Potential Impact
An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to cause an infinite loop in Azure Active Directory, resulting in denial of service. This impacts the availability of the service but does not affect confidentiality or integrity. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability. Since Azure Active Directory is a cloud service, the vendor manages the remediation on their side. Users should refer to the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50653 for confirmation and ensure their service is updated accordingly.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-05T14:33:50.831Z
- 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-2026-50653","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a566f7968715ace43e6b9cf
Added to database: 07/14/2026, 17:18:49 UTC
Last enriched: 07/15/2026, 01:17:44 UTC
Last updated: 07/15/2026, 03:36:17 UTC
Views: 5
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