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CVE-2026-42830

Azure Monitor Agent Metrics Extension Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: May 12, 2026 at 04:59 PM UTC
Updated: October 26, 2026 at 06:10 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAzure Monitor Agent

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Untrusted search path in Azure Monitor Agent allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Azure Monitor Agent· Microsoft
95%
v < 1.42.01.0.0
Affected range stops below 1.42.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

Vendor AdvisoryPatch
Source: cverecord
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-42830

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.5MEDIUMmicrosoft
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-426

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