Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-47280

Critical

Published: 22 May 2026

Published
22 May 2026
Modified
27 May 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 10.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0049 38.7th percentile
Risk Priority 70 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-47280 is a critical-severity Improper Authentication (CWE-287) vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Resource Manager. Its CVSS base score is 10.0 (Critical).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068); ranked at the 38.7th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A07:2025 Authentication Failures

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Improper authentication in Azure Resource Manager (ARM) allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

CWE(s)
CWE-287NVD-CWE-noinfo

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation Privilege Escalation
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to elevate privileges.
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T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
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Why these techniques?

Improper authentication (CWE-287) in network-accessible Azure Resource Manager directly enables remote privilege escalation, mapping to exploitation of public-facing apps and priv-esc techniques.

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

Affected Assets

microsoft
azure resource manager
all versions

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

AC-9 Previous Logon Notification
addresses: CWE-287

Detects unauthorized successful logons resulting from improper authentication implementations.

AT-1 Policy and Procedures
addresses: CWE-287

Documented procedures ensure personnel are trained on authentication mechanisms, tangibly lowering the risk of improper authentication being exploited.

AT-2 Literacy Training and Awareness
addresses: CWE-287

Security awareness training instructs users on secure authentication practices and avoiding credential compromise.

AT-3 Role-based Training
addresses: CWE-287

Training on authentication mechanisms and best practices decreases the occurrence of improper authentication.

AU-10 Non-repudiation
addresses: CWE-287

Non-repudiation requires strong authentication mechanisms to irrefutably attribute performed actions to specific individuals or processes.

AU-14 Session Audit
addresses: CWE-287

Session content review can reveal authentication bypasses or failures in session establishment.

AU-6 Audit Record Review, Analysis, and Reporting
addresses: CWE-287

Review of authentication-related audit records can detect improper authentication mechanisms or bypasses.

CA-2 Control Assessments
addresses: CWE-287

Assessments check authentication mechanisms for correct implementation and effectiveness, reducing successful authentication bypass attempts.

References