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TI-2026-37250 Aliases CVE-2026-50516GHSA-pq49-h7qm-894f

Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Priority MEDIUM 50CWE-306Published · Updated

Key facts

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

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

Summary

Incorrect authorization in Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00831 57th 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 Kubernetes Service-—No fix listedCNA
  • Azure Kubernetes Service VendorMicrosoft Affected - Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

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

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Microsoft

Microsoft's page for this CVE →

Impact
Elevation of Privilege
Exploited
No
Publicly disclosed
No
Exploitability
Exploitation Less Likely

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-50516
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pq49-h7qm-894f

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-13726 Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-40538 Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2026-25539 Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2024-14163 Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service Confidential Container Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
  • TI-2024-14136 Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service Confidential Container Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
See all 10 →

Sources

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