---
id: CVE-2026-69543
title: Azure Virtual Machines Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
summary: >-
  Server-side request forgery (ssrf) in Azure Virtual Machines allows an
  authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
severity: high
cvss: 8.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-918
vendor: Microsoft
product: Azure Virtual Machines
affected:
  - azure_virtual_machines -
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-08-21T00:00:00+00:00'
published: '2026-08-20'
updated: '2026-09-25'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-25T19:39:26.287Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-69543'
references:
  - url: 'https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69543'
    label: Azure Virtual Machines Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00565
epssPercentile: 0.44582
ingestedAt: '2026-09-08T19:08:49.644Z'
---

## Overview

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

## Affected

- `azure_virtual_machines -`

## Remediation

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