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CVE-2026-69399: CWE-441 Unintended Proxy or Intermediary in Microsoft Azure ARC

0
Critical
VulnerabilityCVE-2026-69399cvecve-2026-69399cwe-441
Published: 09/17/2026 (09/17/2026, 22:55:54 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Microsoft
Product: Azure ARC

Description

Azure Arc Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVSS v3.1

Score 10.0critical

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Affected software

Microsoft

Azure ARC

AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 09/17/2026, 23:17:06 UTC

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.

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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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