Server-side request forgery in Azure Arc allows privilege elevation
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-918 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Microsoft Arc Enabled Servers - Azure Connected Machine Agent from 1.0.0 before 1.68 is affected. A server-side request forgery flaw (CWE-918) lets an authorized attacker over the network gain higher privileges.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
Server-side request forgery (ssrf) in Azure Arc allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Why it matters now
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
Upgrade Microsoft Arc Enabled Servers - Azure Connected Machine Agent to version 1.68.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
- Fix · CNA Arc Enabled Servers - Azure Connected Machine Agent (Microsoft) Fixed in 1.68
Timeline
- 2026-10-13 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-96204
- 2026-10-13 Alias added: GHSA-hprm-w7jh-7cpv
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-96204 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-96204 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hprm-w7jh-7cpv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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