Azure SDK for Java Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Priority MEDIUM 46Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
Azure SDK for Java Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04266 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Azure SDK (Microsoft): 1.6.0Azure SDK for Java (Microsoft): publication+2 more products
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Azure SDK | 1.0.0 to before 1.6.0 | 1.6.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| Microsoft | Azure SDK for Java | 1.0.0 to before publication | publication | Patch available | CNA |
| — | com.microsoft.azure:azure-eventhubs (Maven) | before 3.2.1 | 3.2.1 | Patch available | GHSA-8q69-pw39-hpqh |
| — | com.azure:azure-core-amqp (Maven) | before 1.6.0 | 1.6.0 | Patch available | GHSA-8q69-pw39-hpqh |
- Azure SDK VendorMicrosoft Affected 1.0.0 to before 1.6.0 Fixed in 1.6.0 Patch available CNA
- Azure SDK for Java VendorMicrosoft Affected 1.0.0 to before publication Fixed in publication Patch available CNA
- com.microsoft.azure:azure-eventhubs (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 3.2.1 Fixed in 3.2.1 Patch available GHSA-8q69-pw39-hpqh
- com.azure:azure-core-amqp (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 1.6.0 Fixed in 1.6.0 Patch available GHSA-8q69-pw39-hpqh
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Azure SDK (Microsoft) Fixed in 1.6.0
- Fix · CNA Azure SDK for Java (Microsoft) Fixed in publication
- Fix · GHSA-8q69-pw39-hpqh com.microsoft.azure:azure-eventhubs (Maven) Fixed in 3.2.1 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-8q69-pw39-hpqh com.azure:azure-core-amqp (Maven) Fixed in 1.6.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-16971
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8q69-pw39-hpqh
- 2026-10-06 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile
References
More Microsoft Azure Sdk For Java vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-25549 Azure SDK for Java Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
Sources
- CVE-2020-16971 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-16971 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8q69-pw39-hpqh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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