major vulnerability· requires attention

Unauthenticated critical privilege escalation in a widely used Microsoft Azure AI service; high-impact cloud service compromise could disrupt many organizations.

Cloud

CVE-2026-85889

10.0

Critical

EPSS 0.67%Patch available

Unauthenticated privilege escalation in Azure AI Foundry enabling admin takeover

exploited

No known exploitation not in CISA KEV as of our last sync

fix

Patch available see the advisory in the references

likelihood

EPSS 0.67%top 48% of scored CVEs

Published 17 Sept 2026Analysed here 18 Sept 2026CVSS scored by the publisher (CNA)

common questions

Is CVE-2026-85889 being exploited?

Not confirmed. CVE-2026-85889 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 0.67% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How severe is CVE-2026-85889?

CVE-2026-85889 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-2026-85889?

Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-85889. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.

What does CVE-2026-85889 affect?

CVE-2026-85889 affects Azure AI Foundry. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.

What should I do about CVE-2026-85889?

Apply vendor update immediately; restrict network access to AI Foundry until patched

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

executive summary

technical analysis

affected

Azure AI Foundry

impact

Unauthenticated network access to a critical function allows elevation to administrative control, data access, lateral movement and service disruption.

action required

Immediate action required

cisa ssvc

exploitation: none
automatable: yes
technical impact: total

Assessed by CISA 18 Sept 2026 (SSVC 2.0.3).

timeline

17 Sept 2026Published
18 Sept 2026CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation none · same day later
18 Sept 2026Analysed by vulneraibility.com · 1 day later
31 Oct 2026CVE record last updated · 43 days later

how to fix

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

references

NVD CVE.org CVE Details Source

1 reference in the CVE record: 1 patch

Patchmsrc.microsoft.com /update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-85889

sources

CVE List (CVE.org): description, affected versions, references; CVE Terms of Use
NVD: CVSS and CPE data
CISA Vulnrichment (ADP): SSVC decision points
FIRST EPSS: exploit probability and percentile
Summary, impact and triage tags: written by our AI analysis pipeline from the sources above. Check them against the sources.

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