Affects Microsoft Azure Billing — a core, widely used cloud service; exploitation can disrupt finances, subscriptions and access across organizations.
CVE-2026-62874
Critical Azure Billing auth bypass enabling remote privilege escalation
Is CVE-2026-62874 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-62874 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 0.32% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-62874?
CVE-2026-62874 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-2026-62874?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-62874. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-62874 affect?
CVE-2026-62874 affects Microsoft Azure Billing service, Azure Portal Billing APIs, Azure subscriptions/accounts. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-62874?
Apply Microsoft's patch immediately; restrict billing admins and audit billing activity.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Remote privilege escalation in Azure Billing allowing attackers to gain elevated access to subscription/billing accounts, modify billing data, and potentially control resources or incur costs.
Immediate action required