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Microsoft Security Response CenterCVE-2026-122986

Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

HighVendor CVSS 7.8 / 10 1 CVE Published Nov 10, 2026 at 8:00 AM UTC

Summary

Improper privilege management in Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Products covered

  • kernel-mshv-6.6.137.mshv2-2.azl3.x86_64 on Azure Linux 3.0

Remediation

Release Notes

Vendor-listed fixes

  • kernel-mshv-6.6.18.34.mshv3-2.azl3.x86_64

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