Improper certificate validation in Microsoft Partner Center
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-295.
Summary
Microsoft Partner Center is affected. Improper certificate validation (CWE-295) lets an unauthorized attacker over the network gain elevated privileges. No user interaction or prior privileges are needed, and the impact can reach beyond the product itself.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
Improper certificate validation in Microsoft Partner Center allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Microsoft Partner Center.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-09 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-96207
- 2026-10-10 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More Microsoft Partner Center vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-32706 Partner.Microsoft.Com Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-40224 Microsoft Partner Center Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-21222 Microsoft Partner Center Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-48868 Microsoft Partner Center Information Disclosure Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
- TI-2026-26614 Microsoft Partner Center Spoofing Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
- TI-2026-19587 Microsoft Partner Center Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
Sources
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