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CVE-2026-56163: Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

• Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-07-24 · updated 2026-10-24
• Weakness: CWE-306

Description

Missing authentication for critical function in Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

Affected products

• Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service: all versions
• Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service: all versions

References

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-56163

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