CVE-2026-40381

HIGH

Azure Connected Machine Agent Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

Improper access control in Azure Connected Machine Agent allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory patch
Azure Connected Machine Agent Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-40381

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0004
EPSS Percentile 14.1%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-284
Status published
Products (2)
Microsoft/Azure Connected Machine Agent 1.0.0 - 1.63
microsoft/azure_connected_machine_agent < 1.63
Published May 12, 2026
Tracked Since May 12, 2026