CVE-2024-26203

Local privilege escalation via undisclosed access control

Published Mar 12, 2024 · Updated May 3, 2025

Improper access control in Microsoft Azure Data Studio before 1.48.0 allows local users to elevate privileges after user interaction. Microsoft has not published the affected component or the access-control operation that mishandles an unauthorized action. Exploitation requires existing low-privilege local access and user interaction; the available record does not identify the privileges gained or a narrower consequence.

CVSS severity7.3
High
EPSS probability0.94%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper access control in Microsoft Azure Data Studio before 1.48.0 allows local users to elevate privileges after user interaction. Microsoft has not published the affected component or the access-control operation that mishandles an unauthorized action. Exploitation requires existing low-privilege local access and user interaction; the available record does not identify the privileges gained or a narrower consequence.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-26203
Published
Mar 12, 2024
Updated
May 3, 2025
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Azure Data Studio
Classifications
CWE-284, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 12, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 3, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.0.0 <1.48.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Microsoft · Azure Data Studioversion=1.0.0 <1.48.0

Published CVSS scores

7.3GitHub Advisory DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-284Improper Access Control
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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