CVE-2025-26628

Local credential disclosure through insufficient protection

Published Apr 8, 2025 · Updated Aug 10, 2026

Insufficient credential protection in Microsoft Azure Local Cluster before 2411.2 allows local users to disclose stored credentials. Microsoft has not published the affected credential store or the operation that leaves its contents insufficiently protected. Low-privileged local access is required; published material does not identify which credentials are exposed or what actions they enable.

CVSS severity7.3
High
EPSS probability1.36%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Insufficient credential protection in Microsoft Azure Local Cluster before 2411.2 allows local users to disclose stored credentials. Microsoft has not published the affected credential store or the operation that leaves its contents insufficiently protected. Low-privileged local access is required; published material does not identify which credentials are exposed or what actions they enable.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-26628
Published
Apr 8, 2025
Updated
Aug 10, 2026
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Azure Local
Classifications
CWE-522, T1555
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 8, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 10, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.0.0 <2411.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Microsoft · Azure Localversion=1.0.0 <2411.2

Published CVSS scores

7.3Microsoft CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
5.5NIST National Vulnerability DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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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-522Insufficiently Protected Credentials
T1555Credentials from Password Stores

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