Azure HDInsight Spoofing Vulnerability
Priority LOW 27CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from Microsoft.
Summary
Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') in Azure HDInsights allows an authorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00654 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Azure HDInsight (Microsoft): 5.1
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
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Azure HDInsight (Microsoft) Fixed in 5.1
Vendor assessments
Microsoft
Microsoft's page for this CVE →
- Impact
- Spoofing
- Exploited
- No
- Publicly disclosed
- No
- Exploitability
- Exploitation Unlikely
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Azure HDInsight | Fixed | 5.1 · Security Update |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-21529
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8754-7pfj-x7mr
- 2026-10-07 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More Microsoft Azure Hdinsight vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-18280 Azure HDInsight Apache Oozie Workflow Scheduler XXE Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-56164 Azure HDInsight Ambari Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2023-19575 Azure HDInsight Apache Ambari JDBC Injection Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2023-09251 Azure Apache Ambari Spoofing Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.5
- TI-2023-17728 Azure Apache Hive Spoofing Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.5
- TI-2023-19603 Azure Apache Hadoop Spoofing Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-21529 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-21529 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8754-7pfj-x7mr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-21529 · Microsoft Security Update Guide
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