CVE-2026-69399: CWE-441 Unintended Proxy or Intermediary in Microsoft Azure ARC
Azure Arc Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-69399 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability in Microsoft Azure ARC categorized under CWE-441 (Unintended Proxy or Intermediary). The flaw allows an attacker to gain elevated privileges remotely without requiring user interaction. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 10.0, indicating critical severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, and no user interaction needed. The impact includes complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. Microsoft has published an official fix and manages remediation for this cloud-hosted service.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to full system compromise, including complete loss of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected Azure ARC service. Attackers can elevate privileges remotely without any user interaction, posing a critical risk to affected environments.
Mitigation Recommendations
Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability and manages remediation for the Azure ARC cloud service. Users should apply the vendor's update as directed in the Microsoft Security Response Center advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69399 to ensure protection.
CVE-2026-69399: CWE-441 Unintended Proxy or Intermediary in Microsoft Azure ARC
Description
Azure Arc Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVSS v3.1
Score 10.0critical
Affected software
Microsoft
Azure ARC
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-69399 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability in Microsoft Azure ARC categorized under CWE-441 (Unintended Proxy or Intermediary). The flaw allows an attacker to gain elevated privileges remotely without requiring user interaction. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 10.0, indicating critical severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, and no user interaction needed. The impact includes complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. Microsoft has published an official fix and manages remediation for this cloud-hosted service.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to full system compromise, including complete loss of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected Azure ARC service. Attackers can elevate privileges remotely without any user interaction, posing a critical risk to affected environments.
Mitigation Recommendations
Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability and manages remediation for the Azure ARC cloud service. Users should apply the vendor's update as directed in the Microsoft Security Response Center advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69399 to ensure protection.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-03T20:57:58.962Z
- 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-2026-69399","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6aac71a655bf5e2cf50b5a64
Added to database: 09/17/2026, 23:03:02 UTC
Last enriched: 09/17/2026, 23:17:06 UTC
Last updated: 09/18/2026, 02:22:53 UTC
Views: 6
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