CVE-2026-56160 (GCVE-0-2026-56160)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-23 23:55 – Updated: 2026-07-24 19:30 Exclusively Hosted Service
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Azure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Summary
Improper authorization in Azure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Severity
9.1 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-285 - Improper Authorization
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerabi… | vendor-advisorypatch |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Azure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO) |
Affected:
-
|
Date Public
2026-07-23 14:00
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