CVE-2026-49163

Application Insights Profiler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 6, 2026 at 10:37 PM UTC
Updated: October 30, 2026 at 05:23 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorApplication Insights Profiler

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in Application Insights Profiler allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

Affected

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

Remediation

No guide yet

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

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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CVSS

8.8HIGHmicrosoft
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-22

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