CVE-2026-49163
Path traversal in Application Insights Profiler enables privilege escalation.
Is CVE-2026-49163 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-49163 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.75% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-49163?
CVE-2026-49163 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.8. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-49163?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-49163. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-49163 affect?
CVE-2026-49163 affects Microsoft Application Insights Profiler, Azure Monitor Application Insights agent, Servers running the Application Insights profiler agent. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-49163?
Apply vendor patch when available; disable profiler or restrict access and monitor logs.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Authenticated attacker can exploit path traversal to read/modify profiler-hosted files over the network, causing privilege escalation and potential RCE.
Immediate action required