# CVE-2026-70009

Path traversal in Azure Arc enables remote privilege escalation.

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2026-70009
- CVSS: 9.3
- Known exploited: not in CISA KEV as of our last sync
- EPSS: 0.53% (percentile 45.1)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation none, automatable yes, technical impact total (assessed 2026-09-19)
- Weakness: CWE-22
- Published: 2026-09-17

## Affected

- Microsoft Azure Arc
- Azure Arc agents
- Azure Arc-enabled servers

## Impact

Remote path-traversal allows attackers to escape restricted directories and elevate privileges over the network, potentially enabling code execution or full system compromise.

## Action

Immediate action required

## Recommendation

Apply vendor updates ASAP; if unavailable, restrict Arc network access and follow vendor mitigations.

## References

- [patch] https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-70009

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