Impacts Microsoft Azure Key Vault, a widely used cloud secret store; unauthorized privilege escalation can expose secrets and disrupt enterprise services.
CVE-2026-62825
Improper authentication in Azure Key Vault allows remote privilege escalation.
Is CVE-2026-62825 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-62825 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 0.71% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-62825?
CVE-2026-62825 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 10.0. 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-2026-62825?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-62825. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-62825 affect?
CVE-2026-62825 affects Microsoft Azure Key Vault, Azure services using Key Vault, Azure-managed applications. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-62825?
Restrict Key Vault access, enable logging, rotate secrets, apply vendor patch when released.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Remote improper-authentication lets attackers gain admin-level access to keys/secrets, read/modify secrets, and manage vaults.
Immediate action required