{"id":"CVE-2026-50516","title":"Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability","summary":"Missing authentication for critical function in Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.","severity":"critical","cvss":9.4,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C","cvssSource":"cna","cwe":["CWE-306"],"vendor":"Microsoft","product":"Azure Kubernetes Service","affected":["azure_kubernetes_service -"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"yes","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-08-11T20:41:53.279670Z"},"published":"2026-08-11","updated":"2026-09-16","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-16T16:27:00.537Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-50516","references":[{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50516","label":"Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.00838,"epssPercentile":0.56293,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-08T18:07:34.886Z","slug":"CVE-2026-50516","body":"## Overview\n\nMissing authentication for critical function in Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `azure_kubernetes_service -`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"midnight","depthScore":52,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":51.7,"likelihood":0.2,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}