Authentication bypass in Microsoft Identity Web enables privilege escalation
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from Microsoft.
Summary
Microsoft Identity Web versions from 4.16.0 before 4.16.1 and versions before 3.16.0 are affected. Authentication can be bypassed because the product relies on data it assumes is immutable (CWE-302). An authorized remote attacker with low privileges and high attack complexity can escalate privileges over the network.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
Authentication bypass by assumed-immutable data in Microsoft Identity Web 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-identity-web to version 4.16.1 if running 4.16.0, and to version 3.16.0 if running a version before 3.16.0.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
- Fix · CNA microsoft-identity-web (Microsoft) Fixed in 4.16.1
- Fix · CNA microsoft-identity-web (Microsoft) Fixed in 3.16.0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft-identity-web v3 | Fixed | 4.16.1 · Security Update |
| microsoft-identity-web v3 | Fixed | 3.16.0 · Security Update |
Timeline
- 2026-10-16 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-80092
- 2026-10-18 Fix available: Microsoft/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-10-18 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-18 Alias added: GHSA-xm6v-frgw-qpq9
- 2026-10-20 Fix available: Microsoft/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-10-20 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-80092 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-80092 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xm6v-frgw-qpq9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-80092 · Microsoft Security Update Guide
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