---
id: CVE-2026-110063
title: VM Inspector for Azure Virtual Machines Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
summary: >-
  Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in VM Inspector
  for Azure Virtual Machines allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate
  privileges over a network.
severity: critical
cvss: 10
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-59
vendor: Microsoft
product: VM Inspector for Azure Virtual Machines
affected:
  - vm_inspector_for_azure_virtual_machines -
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'yes'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-10-22T23:05:04.834787Z'
published: '2026-10-22'
updated: '2026-10-22'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-22T23:05:36.684Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-110063'
references:
  - url: 'https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-110063'
    label: >-
      VM Inspector for Azure Virtual Machines Elevation of Privilege
      Vulnerability
tags:
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-22T22:00:50.454Z'
---

## Overview

Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in VM Inspector for Azure Virtual Machines allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

## Affected

- `vm_inspector_for_azure_virtual_machines -`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.