---
id: CVE-2026-32193
title: Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
summary: >-
  Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal')
  in Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service allows an authorized attacker to execute
  code locally.
severity: high
cvss: 8.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-22
vendor: Microsoft
product: Azure Kubernetes Service
affected:
  - azure_kubernetes_service >= 1.0 < v0.20260213.5
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-06-10T03:55:57.295079Z'
published: '2026-06-09'
updated: '2026-09-24'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-24T13:44:00.739Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-32193'
references:
  - url: 'https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32193'
    label: Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.0037
epssPercentile: 0.28359
ingestedAt: '2026-09-24T14:44:21.416Z'
---

## Overview

Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service allows an authorized attacker to execute code locally.

## Affected

- `azure_kubernetes_service >= 1.0 < v0.20260213.5`

## Remediation

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