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TI-2026-40535 Aliases CVE-2026-56160GHSA-34j8-7jg6-mxhf

Azure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-285Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
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 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from Microsoft.

Summary

Improper authorization in Azure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0079 56th 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
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
MicrosoftAzure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO)-—No fix listedCNA
  • Azure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO) VendorMicrosoft Affected - Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_red_hat_openshift:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_red_hat_openshift:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 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
—

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-56160
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-34j8-7jg6-mxhf

References

Patch 1

Sources

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