Unauthenticated adjacent-network privilege escalation via certificate validation
Published Jul 14, 2026 · Updated Jul 14, 2026
Improper certificate validation in Microsoft Azure Monitor Agent Metrics Extension before 1.65 allows remote attackers to elevate privileges. Microsoft has not disclosed which Metrics Extension connection accepts an untrusted certificate or how that certificate crosses a privilege boundary. No authentication or user interaction is required, but the attacker must reach the affected host from an adjacent network; the reported consequence is elevated privileges.
Summary
What happened
Improper certificate validation in Microsoft Azure Monitor Agent Metrics Extension before 1.65 allows remote attackers to elevate privileges. Microsoft has not disclosed which Metrics Extension connection accepts an untrusted certificate or how that certificate crosses a privilege boundary. No authentication or user interaction is required, but the attacker must reach the affected host from an adjacent network; the reported consequence is elevated privileges.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-47632
- Published
- Jul 14, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 14, 2026
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Azure Monitor Agent Metrics Extension
- Classifications
- CWE-295
- Attack vector
- adjacent
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jul 14, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jul 14, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=1.0.0 <1.65
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