Azure Connected Machine Agent Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Assessment

Improper certificate validation in Azure Connected Machine Agent allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over an adjacent network.

Severity
Important
CVSS base score
8.8CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Impact
Elevation of Privilege
EPSS, next 30 days
0.5%Higher than 40% of scored CVEs · FIRST model run 26 Sep 2026 · about EPSS
Exploitability
Exploitation Less Likely
Publicly disclosed
No
Customer action
Required: apply the update
Component
Azure Connected Machine Agent
Weakness
CWE-295: Improper Certificate Validation
Issued by
Microsoft
Published
14 Jul 2026 · July 2026
Last revised
18 Aug 2026Corrected the affected product from Azure Monitor Agent Metrics Extension to Azure Connected Machine Agent and updated the Security Updates table. This is an informational change only.

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

Azure
1 affected product
  • Azure Connected Machine Agent
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