VM Inspector for Azure Virtual Machines Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

published 2026-10-22 17 d ago modified 2026-10-31 8 d ago also EUVD-2026-108542

cvss: 10.0; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.9%; EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 59%
public exploits: 0; none known

Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in VM Inspector for Azure Virtual Machines allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

Patch / fix

links 1

msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-110063 advisory

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 14 d ago (2026-10-26)

Exploit prediction

0.89% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 59% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	10.0	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CNA	3.1	10.0	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

Microsoft VM Inspector for Azure Virtual Machines

Classification

Weakness

CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

msrc.microsoft.com /update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-110063
vendor-advisory, patch

Sources

CVE List CVE-2026-110063
NVD CVE-2026-110063

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Summary