CVE-2026-42830

May 13, 2026, 3:34 p.m.

6.5
Medium

Description

Untrusted search path in Azure Monitor Agent allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Microsoft
  • Azure Monitor Agent
  • *

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-426
Untrusted Search Path
The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a microsoft azure_monitor_agent / / / / / / / /

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-42830

Tags

[email protected]
CWE-426
2026-05-12
CVE-2026-42830

CVSS Score

6.5 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: LOCAL
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Privileges Required: LOW
  • Scope: CHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: HIGH
  • Availability Impact: NONE

    • CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

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Timeline

Published: May 12, 2026, 6:17 p.m.
Last Modified: May 13, 2026, 3:34 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

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