---
id: CVE-2026-32168
title: Azure Monitor Agent Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
summary: >-
  Improper input validation in Azure Monitor Agent allows an authorized attacker
  to elevate privileges locally.
severity: high
cvss: 7.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-20
vendor: Microsoft
product: Azure Monitor
affected:
  - azure_monitor >= 1.0.0 < 1.35.9
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-04-09T00:00:00+00:00'
published: '2026-04-14'
updated: '2026-09-25'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-25T17:25:20.301Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-32168'
references:
  - url: 'https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32168'
    label: Azure Monitor Agent Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00333
epssPercentile: 0.23803
ingestedAt: '2026-09-25T18:14:20.445Z'
---

## Overview

Improper input validation in Azure Monitor Agent allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

## Affected

- `azure_monitor >= 1.0.0 < 1.35.9`

## Remediation

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