Authenticated network privilege escalation
Published Oct 13, 2026 · Updated Oct 13, 2026
Privilege escalation in Microsoft Azure Key Vault Client SDK allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges over a network. The supplied record identifies improperly restricted communication endpoints, but retrieved public sources do not establish the affected function or incorrect operation. Authorization is required according to that record; the resulting privileges and affected version bounds remain unverified.
Summary
What happened
Privilege escalation in Microsoft Azure Key Vault Client SDK allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges over a network. The supplied record identifies improperly restricted communication endpoints, but retrieved public sources do not establish the affected function or incorrect operation. Authorization is required according to that record; the resulting privileges and affected version bounds remain unverified.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-85925
- Published
- Oct 13, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 13, 2026
- Vendor
- Microsoft Corporation
- Product
- azure-keyvault-certificates
- Classifications
- Unavailable
- Attack vector
- Unavailable
- Privileges
- Unavailable
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Oct 13, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Oct 13, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=4.11.2 <4.9.1
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