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TI-2026-33251 Aliases CVE-2026-45480GHSA-rfvj-frr3-5qvh

Azure Active Directory Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Priority MEDIUM 51CWE-287Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from Microsoft.

Summary

Improper authentication in Azure Active Directory allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00901 59th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
MicrosoftAzure Active Directory-—No fix listedCNA
  • Azure Active Directory VendorMicrosoft Affected - Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_active_directory:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_active_directory:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Microsoft

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Impact
Elevation of Privilege
Exploited
No
Publicly disclosed
No
Exploitability
—

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-45480
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rfvj-frr3-5qvh

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2026-37217 Azure Active Directory Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2026-37341 Azure Active Directory Denial of Service Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-37342 Azure Active Directory Denial of Service Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2021-18739 Azure Active Directory Information Disclosure Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2024-14141 Microsoft Azure Active Directory B2C Spoofing Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8

Sources

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