Azure Active Directory Elevation of Privilege VulnerabilityVendor advisorypatch
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50481 CVE-2026-50481
CRITICAL
Azure Active Directory Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Record summary
CVE-2026-50481 has a selected CVSS score of 9.9 (critical).
Description
Modification of assumed-immutable data (maid) in Azure Active Directory allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Description source: GitHub Advisory
Exploitation context
CISA SSVC decision
ExploitationNone
AutomatableNo
Technical impactTotal
CISA Coordinator · SSVC 2.0.3 · Evaluated Aug 6, 2026 · Source: CVE List
Affected products and versions
1| Product | Source | Version range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Azure Active DirectoryBrowse Microsoft / Azure Active Directory | CVE List | - | affected |
References
2nvd.nist.gov
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-50481