CVE-2026-26117 (GCVE-0-2026-26117)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-10 17:05 – Updated: 2026-03-13 22:25
VLAI?
Title
Arc Enabled Servers - Azure Connected Machine Agent Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Summary
Authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel in Azure Windows Virtual Machine Agent allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Severity ?
CWE
- CWE-288 - Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
Assigner
References
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Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
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| Microsoft | Arc Enabled Servers - Azure Connected Machine Agent |
Affected:
1.0.0 , < 1.61
(custom)
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Date Public ?
2026-03-10 14:00
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Nomenclature
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