CVE-2026-96207 (GCVE-0-2026-96207)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-08 22:15 – Updated: 2026-10-08 22:15 Exclusively Hosted Service
VLAI
Title
Microsoft Partner Center Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Summary
Improper certificate validation in Microsoft Partner Center allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Severity
10 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CWE
  • CWE-295 - Improper Certificate Validation
Assigner
microsoft CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard B 82/100 over 2679 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Microsoft Microsoft Partner Center Affected: -
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:partner_center:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Date Public
2026-10-08 14:00
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