Azure Kubernetes Configuration Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

published 2026-10-22 17 d ago modified 2026-10-31 8 d ago also EUVD-2026-108541

cvss: 10.0; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.7%; EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 53%
public exploits: 0; none known

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

Patch / fix

links 1

msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-83938 advisory

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 13 d ago (2026-10-26)

Exploit prediction

0.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 53% 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 Configuration Service

Classification

Weakness

CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality

References

msrc.microsoft.com /update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-83938
vendor-advisory, patch

Sources

CVE List CVE-2026-83938
NVD CVE-2026-83938

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Summary