Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

published 2026-07-24 3 mo ago modified 2026-10-24 16 d ago also EUVD-2026-48603

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

Missing authentication for critical function in Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

Patch / fix

links 1

msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-56163 advisory

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 3 mo ago (2026-07-24)

Exploit prediction

0.90% 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 Azure Kubernetes Service

Classification

Weakness

CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality

References

msrc.microsoft.com /update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-56163
vendor-advisory, patch

Sources

CVE List CVE-2026-56163
NVD CVE-2026-56163

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Summary