# CVE-2026-62874

Critical Azure Billing auth bypass enabling remote privilege escalation

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2026-62874
- CVSS: 10.0
- Known exploited: not in CISA KEV as of our last sync
- EPSS: 0.33% (percentile 25.7)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation none, automatable yes, technical impact total (assessed 2026-09-18)
- Weakness: CWE-345
- Published: 2026-09-17

## Affected

- Microsoft Azure Billing service
- Azure Portal Billing APIs
- Azure subscriptions/accounts

## Impact

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.

## Action

Immediate action required

## Recommendation

Apply Microsoft's patch immediately; restrict billing admins and audit billing activity.

## References

- [patch] https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-62874

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