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Targets Microsoft Azure Attestation services used broadly in cloud environments; RCE in these trust services can impact many tenants and cloud trust/integrity.

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CVE-2026-66802

8.1
High
EPSS 0.36%Patch availableAug 12, 2026

Race-condition RCE in Microsoft Azure Attestation and Device Health Attestation services.

common questions

Is CVE-2026-66802 being exploited?

Not confirmed. CVE-2026-66802 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 0.36% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How severe is CVE-2026-66802?

CVE-2026-66802 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.1. 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-2026-66802?

Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-66802. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.

What does CVE-2026-66802 affect?

CVE-2026-66802 affects Microsoft Azure Attestation service, Device Health Attestation Service. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.

What should I do about CVE-2026-66802?

Apply vendor patch/mitigations immediately; restrict access to attestation endpoints; monitor logs.

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

executive summary
technical analysis
affected
Microsoft Azure Attestation serviceDevice Health Attestation Service
impact

Remote code execution via race condition; attacker can run arbitrary code, corrupt attestation/health data and pivot in cloud tenants.

action required

Immediate action required

affected versions
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809
  • affected>= 10.0.17763.0 and < 10.0.17763.9121
Microsoft Windows 11 version 26H1
  • affected>= 10.0.28000.0 and < 10.0.28000.2704
Microsoft Windows Server 2019
  • affected>= 10.0.17763.0 and < 10.0.17763.9121
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
  • affected>= 10.0.17763.0 and < 10.0.17763.9121
Microsoft Windows Server 2022
  • affected>= 10.0.20348.0 and < 10.0.20348.5499
Microsoft Windows Server 2025
  • affected>= 10.0.26100.0 and < 10.0.26100.33296
Microsoft Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)
  • affected>= 10.0.26100.0 and < 10.0.26100.33296

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
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