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CVE-2026-26117: Arc Enabled Servers - Azure Connected Machine Agent Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-03-10 · updated 2026-06-19
- Weakness: CWE-288
Description
Authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel in Azure Windows Virtual Machine Agent allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Affected products
- Microsoft Arc Enabled Servers Azure Connected Machine Agent: from 1.0.0 before 1.61 — fixed in 1.61
- Microsoft Azure Connected Machine Agent: from 1.0.0 before 1.61 — fixed in 1.61
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Arc Enabled Servers Azure Connected Machine Agent 1.61; Microsoft Azure Connected Machine Agent 1.61. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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