CVE-2026-50481 CRITICAL

CVE-2026-50481: Azure Active Directory Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Vendor Microsoft
Product Azure Active Directory
Weakness CWE-471
Published August 6, 2026
Last update August 14, 2026
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CVSS base score

9.9/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Modification of assumed-immutable data (maid) in Azure Active Directory allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 6, 2026 CVE published
August 14, 2026 Record updated