Azure Spring Apps Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Priority LOW 38CWE-287Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from Microsoft.
Summary
Improper authentication in Azure Spring Apps allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00517 44th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Azure Spring Apps (Microsoft): 7.3.0
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 Spring Apps (Microsoft) Fixed in 7.3.0
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 Spring Apps | Fixed | 7.3.0 · Security Update |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-50338
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-84r5-fg22-5vjv
References
More Microsoft Azure Spring Cloud vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-08645 Azure Virtual Machine Information Disclosure Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-50338 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-50338 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-84r5-fg22-5vjv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-50338 · Microsoft Security Update Guide
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