CVE-2026-62835: CWE-285: Improper Authorization in Microsoft Azure Portal
Improper authorization in Azure Portal allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-62835) involves improper authorization in the Microsoft Azure Portal, enabling an attacker without privileges or user interaction to disclose sensitive information over the network. The flaw is classified under CWE-285 (Improper Authorization). The CVSS v3.1 vector indicates network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and a scope change with high confidentiality impact, no integrity impact, and low availability impact. The vulnerability affects the Azure Portal cloud service, and Microsoft has released an official fix to remediate the issue.
Potential Impact
An unauthorized attacker can exploit this vulnerability remotely without any privileges or user interaction to disclose sensitive information from the Azure Portal. The impact is primarily on confidentiality, potentially exposing sensitive data. There is no reported impact on integrity, and availability impact is low. No known exploits are currently observed in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Microsoft has provided an official fix for this vulnerability. As this is a cloud-hosted service, Microsoft manages the remediation server-side. Users should ensure their Azure Portal environment is updated according to Microsoft's guidance and monitor official advisories for confirmation of patch deployment.
CVE-2026-62835: CWE-285: Improper Authorization in Microsoft Azure Portal
Description
Improper authorization in Azure Portal allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
CVSS v3.1
Score 9.3critical
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-62835) involves improper authorization in the Microsoft Azure Portal, enabling an attacker without privileges or user interaction to disclose sensitive information over the network. The flaw is classified under CWE-285 (Improper Authorization). The CVSS v3.1 vector indicates network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and a scope change with high confidentiality impact, no integrity impact, and low availability impact. The vulnerability affects the Azure Portal cloud service, and Microsoft has released an official fix to remediate the issue.
Potential Impact
An unauthorized attacker can exploit this vulnerability remotely without any privileges or user interaction to disclose sensitive information from the Azure Portal. The impact is primarily on confidentiality, potentially exposing sensitive data. There is no reported impact on integrity, and availability impact is low. No known exploits are currently observed in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Microsoft has provided an official fix for this vulnerability. As this is a cloud-hosted service, Microsoft manages the remediation server-side. Users should ensure their Azure Portal environment is updated according to Microsoft's guidance and monitor official advisories for confirmation of patch deployment.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- GHSA-x62v-c4f2-p57r
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.4.0
- Aliases
- ["CVE-2026-62835"]
- Ecosystems
- []
- Database Specific Severity
- CRITICAL
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Is Cloud Service
- true
Threat ID: 6a6542289c2644c7f8089fc8
Added to database: 07/25/2026, 23:09:28 UTC
Last enriched: 08/08/2026, 16:48:32 UTC
Last updated: 09/08/2026, 22:52:14 UTC
Views: 173
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