CVE-2026-69400: CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in Microsoft Azure Logic Apps
Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in Azure Logic Apps allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CWE-22) in Azure Logic Apps allows an attacker to perform path traversal by bypassing restrictions on pathname inputs. Exploitation can lead to privilege escalation and full system compromise over the network. The CVSS v3.1 score is 9.6, reflecting critical impact with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft manages remediation for this cloud-hosted service and has released an official fix.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to complete compromise of Azure Logic Apps environments, including unauthorized privilege escalation and potential full control over affected resources. The vulnerability impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability at a critical level.
Mitigation Recommendations
Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability. As Azure Logic Apps is a cloud service, Microsoft manages the remediation server-side. Users should verify that their Azure Logic Apps instances are updated per Microsoft's guidance in the official advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69400.
CVE-2026-69400: CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in Microsoft Azure Logic Apps
Description
Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in Azure Logic Apps allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
CVSS v3.1
Score 9.6critical
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CWE-22) in Azure Logic Apps allows an attacker to perform path traversal by bypassing restrictions on pathname inputs. Exploitation can lead to privilege escalation and full system compromise over the network. The CVSS v3.1 score is 9.6, reflecting critical impact with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft manages remediation for this cloud-hosted service and has released an official fix.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to complete compromise of Azure Logic Apps environments, including unauthorized privilege escalation and potential full control over affected resources. The vulnerability impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability at a critical level.
Mitigation Recommendations
Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability. As Azure Logic Apps is a cloud service, Microsoft manages the remediation server-side. Users should verify that their Azure Logic Apps instances are updated per Microsoft's guidance in the official advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69400.
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-2026-69400","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a87778aacd9273b492c5eb4
Added to database: 08/20/2026, 21:54:18 UTC
Last enriched: 08/20/2026, 22:09:37 UTC
Last updated: 08/20/2026, 23:32:02 UTC
Views: 4
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