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Affects Microsoft Azure Arc, a widely used enterprise cloud management platform; network privilege escalation can compromise infrastructure and admin control across organizations.

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CVE-2026-62895

8.8
High
EPSS 0.72%Patch availableSep 9, 2026

Permissive cross-domain policy in Azure Arc enables privilege escalation.

common questions

Is CVE-2026-62895 being exploited?

Not confirmed. CVE-2026-62895 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 0.72% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How severe is CVE-2026-62895?

CVE-2026-62895 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-2026-62895?

Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-62895. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.

What does CVE-2026-62895 affect?

CVE-2026-62895 affects Microsoft Azure Arc, Azure Arc-enabled servers, Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.

What should I do about CVE-2026-62895?

Apply Microsoft security update immediately; restrict cross-domain policies until patched.

Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.

executive summary
technical analysis
affected
Microsoft Azure ArcAzure Arc-enabled serversAzure Arc-enabled Kubernetes
impact

Network-based privilege escalation: attacker can exploit permissive cross-domain policy to gain elevated Azure Arc privileges and perform administrative actions.

action required

Immediate action required

affected versions
Microsoft Azure Arc SQL Server Extension
  • affected>= 1.0.0.0 and < 1.1.3518.465

As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.

how to fix
Remediation steps are tailored for users whose stack is affected. Add this technology to your stack to see the fix checklist.
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