CVE-2026-56160 CRITICAL

CVE-2026-56160: Azure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Vendor Microsoft

Product Azure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO)

Weakness CWE-285

Published July 23, 2026

Last update July 24, 2026

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CVSS base score

9.1/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required High

User interaction None

Confidentiality High

Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper authorization in Azure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

July 23, 2026 CVE published

July 24, 2026 Record updated

External resources

03References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-56160 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/285.html AskarLabs — CWE-285 write-up Improper Authorization

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04Related CVE

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