CVE-2026-57969: CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function in Microsoft Azure CycleCloud 8.9.1
Missing authentication for critical function in Azure CycleCloud allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
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Technical Summary
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-57969 in Microsoft Azure CycleCloud 8.9.1 is classified under CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Function). It permits an attacker with some level of authorization to elevate their privileges remotely over the network. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 8.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The affected product is a cloud service, and Microsoft manages remediation server-side with an official fix available as per the vendor advisory.
Potential Impact
An authorized attacker can exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges within Azure CycleCloud, potentially compromising confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the service and its managed resources. This could lead to unauthorized access and control over critical functions in the cloud environment.
Mitigation Recommendations
Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability and manages remediation for Azure CycleCloud as a cloud-hosted service. Users should refer to the Microsoft Security Response Center advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-57969 for detailed patch and update instructions. Applying the official fix promptly will mitigate the risk.
CVE-2026-57969: CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function in Microsoft Azure CycleCloud 8.9.1
Description
Missing authentication for critical function in Azure CycleCloud allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-57969 in Microsoft Azure CycleCloud 8.9.1 is classified under CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Function). It permits an attacker with some level of authorization to elevate their privileges remotely over the network. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 8.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The affected product is a cloud service, and Microsoft manages remediation server-side with an official fix available as per the vendor advisory.
Potential Impact
An authorized attacker can exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges within Azure CycleCloud, potentially compromising confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the service and its managed resources. This could lead to unauthorized access and control over critical functions in the cloud environment.
Mitigation Recommendations
Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability and manages remediation for Azure CycleCloud as a cloud-hosted service. Users should refer to the Microsoft Security Response Center advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-57969 for detailed patch and update instructions. Applying the official fix promptly will mitigate the risk.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-26T17:45:44.853Z
- 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-2026-57969","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a566f8368715ace43e6c025
Added to database: 07/14/2026, 17:18:59 UTC
Last enriched: 07/14/2026, 17:34:49 UTC
Last updated: 07/15/2026, 00:49:45 UTC
Views: 3
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