CVE-2026-83948: CWE-77: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') in Microsoft Microsoft Azure CLI
Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in Microsoft Azure CLI allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-83948 is a command injection vulnerability (CWE-77) in Microsoft Azure CLI version 1.0.0. It arises from improper neutralization of special elements in commands, enabling an authorized attacker with low privileges and requiring user interaction to execute arbitrary code remotely. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.0 (AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H), indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has published an official fix and manages remediation for this cloud service. No known exploits are reported in the wild as of now.
Potential Impact
An authorized attacker can execute arbitrary code remotely via command injection, potentially leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. The vulnerability requires user interaction and low privileges but affects the cloud-hosted Azure CLI service, which could impact cloud resource management.
Mitigation Recommendations
Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability. Since Microsoft Azure CLI is a cloud-hosted service, Microsoft manages the remediation server-side. Users should ensure they are using the updated version as per the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-83948. No additional user action is required beyond applying the official fix.
CVE-2026-83948: CWE-77: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') in Microsoft Microsoft Azure CLI
Description
Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in Microsoft Azure CLI allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.0high
Affected software
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-83948 is a command injection vulnerability (CWE-77) in Microsoft Azure CLI version 1.0.0. It arises from improper neutralization of special elements in commands, enabling an authorized attacker with low privileges and requiring user interaction to execute arbitrary code remotely. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.0 (AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H), indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has published an official fix and manages remediation for this cloud service. No known exploits are reported in the wild as of now.
Potential Impact
An authorized attacker can execute arbitrary code remotely via command injection, potentially leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. The vulnerability requires user interaction and low privileges but affects the cloud-hosted Azure CLI service, which could impact cloud resource management.
Mitigation Recommendations
Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability. Since Microsoft Azure CLI is a cloud-hosted service, Microsoft manages the remediation server-side. Users should ensure they are using the updated version as per the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-83948. No additional user action is required beyond applying the official fix.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-31T23:40:59.641Z
- 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-2026-83948","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6aa04575acd9273b49fbbb3c
Added to database: 09/08/2026, 17:27:17 UTC
Last enriched: 09/08/2026, 17:55:16 UTC
Last updated: 09/08/2026, 23:53:30 UTC
Views: 5
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