Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource in Azure Front Door (AFD) allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

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Microsoft Azure Front Door affected
Version Status Constraints
1.0.0 affected < publication

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https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-118742 cve-icon
History

Tue, 10 Nov 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource in Azure Front Door (AFD) allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Title Azure Front Door Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
First Time appeared Microsoft
Microsoft azure Front Door
Weaknesses CWE-732
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_front_door:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Microsoft
Microsoft azure Front Door
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-10T18:20:37.698Z

Reserved: 2026-10-28T19:08:23.387Z

Link: CVE-2026-118742

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