Paper/Archive/CVE-2026-87701

CVE-2026-87701

Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB — Azure Cosmos DB Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVSS 9.6 (CNA)9.6 / 10 × 3028.8 Not in CISA KEV+300.0 EPSS percentile 56.2.562 × 2011.2 No public exploit+100.0 SSVC exploitation: none+100.0

Description · from the CVE record

Improper neutralization of special elements in output used by a downstream component ('injection') in Azure Cosmos DB allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

Affected

ProductAffectedFixed inSource

Azure Cosmos DB-–CNA

Scores by source

microsoft (CNA)9.6CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CISA ADPSSVCExploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

References

patchmsrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-87701