Azure Service Fabric Container Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Priority LOW 32CWE-284Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from Microsoft.
Summary
Azure Service Fabric Container Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00623 50th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Azure Service Fabric 8.2 (Microsoft): 8.2 CU8Azure Service Fabric 9.0 for Linux (Microsoft): 9.0 CU5+1 more product
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Azure Service Fabric 8.2 | 8.2 to before 8.2 CU8 | 8.2 CU8 | Patch available | CNA |
| Microsoft | Azure Service Fabric 9.0 for Linux | 9.0 to before 9.0 CU5 | 9.0 CU5 | Patch available | CNA |
| Microsoft | Azure Service Fabric 9.1 | 9.1 to before 9.1 CU1 | 9.1 CU1 | Patch available | CNA |
- Azure Service Fabric 8.2 VendorMicrosoft Affected 8.2 to before 8.2 CU8 Fixed in 8.2 CU8 Patch available CNA
- Azure Service Fabric 9.0 for Linux VendorMicrosoft Affected 9.0 to before 9.0 CU5 Fixed in 9.0 CU5 Patch available CNA
- Azure Service Fabric 9.1 VendorMicrosoft Affected 9.1 to before 9.1 CU1 Fixed in 9.1 CU1 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Azure Service Fabric 8.2 (Microsoft) Fixed in 8.2 CU8
- Fix · CNA Azure Service Fabric 9.0 for Linux (Microsoft) Fixed in 9.0 CU5
- Fix · CNA Azure Service Fabric 9.1 (Microsoft) Fixed in 9.1 CU1
Vendor assessments
Microsoft
Microsoft's page for this CVE →
- Impact
- Elevation of Privilege
- Exploited
- No
- Publicly disclosed
- —
- Exploitability
- Exploitation Less Likely
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Azure Service Fabric 8.2 | Fixed | 8.2 CU8 · Security Update |
| Azure Service Fabric 9.0 for Linux | Fixed | 9.0 CU5 · Security Update |
| Azure Service Fabric 9.1 | Fixed | 9.1 CU1 · Security Update |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-21531
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v3ch-w844-fcpj
- 2026-11-04 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More Microsoft Azure Service Fabric vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-09228 Service Fabric Explorer Spoofing Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
- TI-2022-16270 Service Fabric Explorer Spoofing Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.2
- TI-2024-29122 Azure Service Fabric for Linux Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.6
- TI-2021-08645 Azure Virtual Machine Information Disclosure Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2023-18657 Azure Service Fabric on Windows Information Disclosure Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2025-15165 Azure Service Fabric Runtime Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.0
Sources
- CVE-2023-21531 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-21531 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v3ch-w844-fcpj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-21531 · Microsoft Security Update Guide
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