CVE-2026-56162

critical

Published 2026-08-07 · Modified 2026-08-07

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CVSS v3

10.0

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v4 NEW

—

not yet in upstream

VIR risk

10.0

Description

Improper authentication in Azure SQL Database allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

98%

Patch ETA

—

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

Mitigation details

Source: Microsoft Security Response Center · View original ↗ · proprietary-no-redistribution

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Affected

Vendor	Product	Version
microsoft	Microsoft Teams
microsoft	Azure Active Directory
microsoft	Microsoft Power Apps
microsoft	Microsoft SharePoint Online
microsoft	Azure Logic Apps
microsoft	Microsoft Purview eDiscovery
microsoft	Azure SRE Agent
microsoft	Microsoft Planetary Computer Pro (GeoCatalog)
microsoft	Application Insights Profiler
microsoft	Microsoft Entra Provisioning Service
microsoft	Azure SQL Managed Instance
microsoft	Azure Service Bus
microsoft	Azure SQL Database
microsoft	Microsoft 365 Admin Center
microsoft	Azure Confidential Ledger

OS impact

Windows Affected 1 release

Version	Status	Fixed in
—	Affected	—

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-56162

CWEs

CWE-287

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.