CVE-2026-32169Network attack vector

Unauthenticated privilege escalation via undisclosed SSRF

Published Mar 19, 2026 · Updated Mar 19, 2026

Server-side request forgery in Microsoft Azure Cloud Shell allows remote attackers to elevate privileges over a network. Microsoft has not disclosed the vulnerable request-processing locus or how attacker-controlled input causes Cloud Shell to issue the server-side request. The flaw requires no prior privileges or user interaction, and it affects Microsoft's exclusively hosted service rather than software installed on customer-managed hosts.

CVSS severity10.0
Critical
EPSS probability0.55%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Server-side request forgery in Microsoft Azure Cloud Shell allows remote attackers to elevate privileges over a network. Microsoft has not disclosed the vulnerable request-processing locus or how attacker-controlled input causes Cloud Shell to issue the server-side request. The flaw requires no prior privileges or user interaction, and it affects Microsoft's exclusively hosted service rather than software installed on customer-managed hosts.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-32169
Published
Mar 19, 2026
Updated
Mar 19, 2026
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Azure Cloud Shell
Classifications
CWE-918, T1190
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 19, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 19, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Microsoft · Azure Cloud Shellversion=-

Published CVSS scores

10.0Microsoft CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-918Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

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