CVE-2026-110063CriticalEoPNetwork

VM Inspector for Azure Virtual Machines Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

MSRC advisory NVD CVE.org

Assessment

Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in VM Inspector for Azure Virtual Machines allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

Severity: Critical
CVSS base score: 10.0CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Impact: Elevation of Privilege
EPSS, next 30 days: Not scored yet
Public exploit code: No Nuclei template lists it
Exploitability: Not assessed
Publicly disclosed: No
Customer action: Not required (service-side fix)
Component: VM Inspector for Azure Virtual Machines
Weakness: CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
Issued by: Microsoft
Published: 22 Oct 2026 · October 2026
Last revised: 22 Oct 2026

CVSS 3.1 base metricsRed raises the risk · green lowers it

Attack vector: NetworkAV:N
Attack complexity: LowAC:L
Privileges required: NonePR:N
User interaction: NoneUI:N
Scope: ChangedS:C
Confidentiality: HighC:H
Integrity: HighI:H
Availability: HighA:H

Updates that fix it

0 KBs

No KB listed

MSRC lists no downloadable update, which usually means a service-side fix or a release-notes update. Check the MSRC advisory.

Affected products

Open Source Software

1 affected product

Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)

What changed

First observed 22 Oct 2026

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