Unauthenticated privilege escalation over network
Published Aug 6, 2026 · Updated Aug 25, 2026
Improper authentication in Microsoft Azure SQL Database allows remote attackers to elevate privileges over a network via unspecified vectors. Microsoft has not published the affected component or the authentication path that accepts an unauthorized request, so the exact privilege boundary and failing check remain undisclosed in the public record. The available record describes an exclusively hosted service with no stated user interaction or prior authentication requirement, but public sources do not establish whether exploitation reaches tenant data, control-plane actions, or only a narrower service role.
Summary
What happened
Improper authentication in Microsoft Azure SQL Database allows remote attackers to elevate privileges over a network via unspecified vectors. Microsoft has not published the affected component or the authentication path that accepts an unauthorized request, so the exact privilege boundary and failing check remain undisclosed in the public record. The available record describes an exclusively hosted service with no stated user interaction or prior authentication requirement, but public sources do not establish whether exploitation reaches tenant data, control-plane actions, or only a narrower service role.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-56162
- Published
- Aug 6, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 25, 2026
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-287
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Aug 6, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 25, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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