Azure Arc Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Priority LOW 35CWE-77Published · 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
Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in Azure Arc allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00897 59th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Azure ARC (Microsoft): 1.0.10
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Azure ARC (Microsoft) Fixed in 1.0.10
Vendor assessments
Microsoft
Microsoft's page for this CVE →
- Impact
- Elevation of Privilege
- Exploited
- No
- Publicly disclosed
- No
- Exploitability
- Exploitation Less Likely
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Azure ARC | Fixed | 1.0.10 · Security Update |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-26627
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pg34-362q-29pw
References
More Microsoft Azure Arc vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-19586 Azure Arc Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-49108 Azure Arc Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-48866 Azure Arc Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-48728 Azure Arc Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2022-17725 Azure Guest Configuration and Azure Arc-enabled servers Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-26627 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-26627 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pg34-362q-29pw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-26627 · Microsoft Security Update Guide
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