---
id: CVE-2026-56167
title: Azure AI Search Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
summary: >-
  Server-side request forgery (ssrf) in Azure AI Search allows an authorized
  attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
severity: high
cvss: 8.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-918
vendor: Microsoft
product: Azure AI Search
affected:
  - azure_ai_search -
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-07-27T18:58:58.737076Z'
published: '2026-07-23'
updated: '2026-09-17'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-17T22:28:24.493Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-56167'
references:
  - url: 'https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-56167'
    label: Azure AI Search Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00414
epssPercentile: 0.3542
ingestedAt: '2026-09-08T17:06:31.933Z'
---

## Overview

Server-side request forgery (ssrf) in Azure AI Search allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

## Affected

- `azure_ai_search -`

## Remediation

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