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Microsoft Azure und Windows Admin Center: Mehrere Schwachstellen

WID-SEC-2026-1486 · first 13.05.2026 · updated 13.05.2026 · CVSS 9,9

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What it is about

Azure ist eine Cloud Computing-Plattform von Microsoft. Microsoft Windows Admin Center ist ein webbasiertes Tool zur Verwaltung von Windows Servern, Clustern und PCs. Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Microsoft Azure und Microsoft Windows Admin Center ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen, um falsche Informationen darzustellen, und um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.

Under what conditions?

The BSI does not name any particular preconditions. Exploitable remotely according to the BSI.

What can happen in the worst case

An attacker could use the vulnerability to

  • seine Privilegien zu erhöhen
  • falsche Informationen darzustellen
  • Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen

Am I affected?

Affected according to the BSI:

  • Microsoft Azure SDK for Java
  • Microsoft Azure Machine Learning
  • Microsoft Azure Logic Apps
  • Microsoft Azure Connected Machine Agent
  • Microsoft Azure Monitor Agent
  • Microsoft Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra
  • Microsoft Azure AI Foundry
  • Microsoft Windows Admin Center in Azure Portal
  • Microsoft Azure Cloud Shell
  • Microsoft Azure Monitor Agent Metrics Extension
  • Microsoft Azure Monitor Action Group notification system

The installed version is usually shown under “Help → About” or in the device’s admin interface.

What helps?

Install the updates provided by the vendor; details in the sources below.

Is the vulnerability already being exploited?

None of the CVEs is in the CISA catalogue of exploited vulnerabilities. That does not mean there are no attacks, only that none are documented.

Information and sources

CVE: CVE-2026-32204, CVE-2026-33117, CVE-2026-33833, CVE-2026-40381, CVE-2026-41086, CVE-2026-41103, CVE-2026-42823, CVE-2026-42830

Source: BSI warning and information service (CERT-Bund); CISA. The assessment of the conditions is my reading of the BSI text; the external pages are in their original language.

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