CVE-2026-68823: CWE-749: Exposed Dangerous Method or Function in Microsoft Azure Confidential Ledger
Exposed dangerous method or function in Azure Confidential Ledger allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-68823) in Azure Confidential Ledger is categorized under CWE-749 (Exposed Dangerous Method or Function). It enables an attacker with authorized access to execute arbitrary code remotely over the network. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, and scope change with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vendor has released an official fix and manages remediation for this cloud-hosted service.
Potential Impact
An authorized attacker can remotely execute code on the Azure Confidential Ledger service, potentially compromising confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the ledger data and operations. This could lead to full system compromise within the scope of the affected cloud service.
Mitigation Recommendations
Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability and manages remediation for the Azure Confidential Ledger cloud service. Users should ensure their service instances are updated according to Microsoft's guidance available in the vendor advisory. No additional user action is required beyond applying the official fix.
CVE-2026-68823: CWE-749: Exposed Dangerous Method or Function in Microsoft Azure Confidential Ledger
Description
Exposed dangerous method or function in Azure Confidential Ledger allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.
CVSS v3.1
Score 9.1critical
Affected software
Microsoft
Azure Confidential Ledger
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-68823) in Azure Confidential Ledger is categorized under CWE-749 (Exposed Dangerous Method or Function). It enables an attacker with authorized access to execute arbitrary code remotely over the network. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, and scope change with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vendor has released an official fix and manages remediation for this cloud-hosted service.
Potential Impact
An authorized attacker can remotely execute code on the Azure Confidential Ledger service, potentially compromising confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the ledger data and operations. This could lead to full system compromise within the scope of the affected cloud service.
Mitigation Recommendations
Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability and manages remediation for the Azure Confidential Ledger cloud service. Users should ensure their service instances are updated according to Microsoft's guidance available in the vendor advisory. No additional user action is required beyond applying the official fix.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-31T16:41:44.244Z
- 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-2026-68823","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a752657bf8831d539809a6b
Added to database: 08/07/2026, 00:27:03 UTC
Last enriched: 08/14/2026, 14:09:44 UTC
Last updated: 09/19/2026, 22:13:00 UTC
Views: 92
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