CVE-2026-87701 is a Critical elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in Azure Cosmos DB caused by improper neutralization of special elements in output consumed by a downstream component. The CWE-74 injection flaw can be exploited remotely by an authorized attacker to elevate privileges within the service context. Microsoft classifies Azure Cosmos DB as an exclusively hosted service for this issue.
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An injection vulnerability in Azure Cosmos DB that enables an authorized attacker to escalate privileges over the network.
An injection vulnerability in Azure Cosmos DB that allows an authorized network attacker to elevate privileges.
An Azure Cosmos DB injection vulnerability (CWE-74) that permits an authorized network attacker to elevate privileges. The listed CVSS v3.1 vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N, indicating low attack complexity, required low privileges, no user interaction, scope change, and high confidentiality and integrity impact.
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