CVE-2026-65668: CWE-284: Improper Access Control in Microsoft Microsoft Purview eDiscovery
Improper access control in Microsoft Purview eDiscovery allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Microsoft Purview eDiscovery involves improper access control (CWE-284), enabling an attacker with some level of authorization to escalate their privileges remotely. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates it is exploitable over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. The impact includes high confidentiality, integrity, and availability consequences. The vendor has released an official fix to remediate this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An authorized attacker can elevate their privileges remotely, potentially gaining unauthorized access to sensitive information or control within Microsoft Purview eDiscovery. The vulnerability affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability at a high level.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available for this vulnerability. Users and administrators should apply the vendor-provided patch promptly to remediate the issue. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the patch to affected installations.
CVE-2026-65668: CWE-284: Improper Access Control in Microsoft Microsoft Purview eDiscovery
Description
Improper access control in Microsoft Purview eDiscovery allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Microsoft Purview eDiscovery involves improper access control (CWE-284), enabling an attacker with some level of authorization to escalate their privileges remotely. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates it is exploitable over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. The impact includes high confidentiality, integrity, and availability consequences. The vendor has released an official fix to remediate this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An authorized attacker can elevate their privileges remotely, potentially gaining unauthorized access to sensitive information or control within Microsoft Purview eDiscovery. The vulnerability affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability at a high level.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available for this vulnerability. Users and administrators should apply the vendor-provided patch promptly to remediate the issue. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation depends on applying the patch to affected installations.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-v9wr-f2rq-j29p
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-65668"]
- Database Specific Severity
- HIGH
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a757399bf8831d539d91a37
Added to database: 08/07/2026, 05:56:41 UTC
Last enriched: 08/15/2026, 18:09:49 UTC
Last updated: 09/22/2026, 13:47:47 UTC
Views: 61
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