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Privilege Elevation in Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service

IdentifiersCVE-2026-33105CWE-285· Improper Authorization

CVE-2026-33105 is an improper authorization vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). According to the provided Microsoft and CVE record information, the flaw allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network. The associated weakness classification is CWE-285, indicating authorization controls were insufficiently enforced in the affected AKS service context. The CVSS v3.1 vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H indicates remote exploitation with low attack complexity, no prior privileges, and no user interaction, with potential high impact across confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

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Impact

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Successful exploitation allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to gain elevated privileges within the Azure Kubernetes Service environment. Based on the provided CVSS characteristics and Microsoft advisory summary, this can result in high-impact compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability, and Microsoft rates the maximum severity as Critical.

Mitigation

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No customer mitigation is required. Microsoft indicates the issue has already been fully mitigated by the service provider in the hosted service.

Remediation

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No customer remediation is required. Microsoft states the vulnerability has already been officially fixed and fully mitigated within the Azure Kubernetes Service platform.
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