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CVE-2026-47299: Azure Monitor Agent Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-08-11 · updated 2026-10-30
• Weakness: CWE-77

Description

Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in Azure Monitor Agent allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

Affected products

• Microsoft Azure Monitor: from 1.0.0 before 1.43 — fixed in 1.43
• Microsoft Azure Monitor: from 1.0.0 before 1.43 — fixed in 1.43

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Azure Monitor 1.43; Microsoft Azure Monitor 1.43. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-47299

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