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Vulnerabilities

CVE-2026-32192

High
CWE-502 — Weakness Type
Published: Apr 14, 2026  ·  Modified: Apr 21, 2026  ·  Source: NVD
CVSS v3
7.8
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

Deserialization of untrusted data in Azure Monitor Agent allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

CVE-2026-32192 is a high-severity privilege escalation vulnerability in Azure Monitor Agent affecting deserialization of untrusted data. An authorized attacker can exploit this to elevate privileges locally on affected systems. With a CVSS score of 7.8 and no patch currently available, this poses significant risk to organizations using Azure Monitor Agent in their infrastructure.

📄 Description (Arabic)

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 28, 2026 22:52
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
This vulnerability significantly impacts Saudi organizations leveraging Azure cloud services, particularly: (1) Banking sector institutions using Azure for monitoring critical financial systems under SAMA oversight; (2) Government agencies and entities under NCA jurisdiction utilizing Azure Monitor for infrastructure monitoring; (3) Healthcare organizations managing patient data through Azure-based monitoring solutions; (4) Energy sector including ARAMCO and related entities using Azure for operational technology monitoring; (5) Telecommunications providers including STC using Azure Monitor for network infrastructure. The privilege escalation capability poses direct risk to system integrity and confidentiality of monitored data.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Banking and Financial Services Government and Public Administration Healthcare and Medical Services Energy and Utilities Telecommunications Cloud Service Providers Critical Infrastructure
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
7.8
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Immediate Actions:
1. Inventory all systems running Azure Monitor Agent across your organization
2. Restrict access to Azure Monitor Agent configuration and management interfaces to only authorized personnel
3. Implement principle of least privilege for service accounts running Azure Monitor Agent
4. Enable enhanced logging and monitoring of Azure Monitor Agent activities

Compensating Controls (until patch available):
1. Implement network segmentation to limit lateral movement from compromised systems
2. Deploy application whitelisting to prevent unauthorized code execution
3. Use Windows Defender Application Guard or similar isolation technologies
4. Implement privileged access management (PAM) solutions for administrative access
5. Monitor for suspicious deserialization activities and privilege escalation attempts

Detection Rules:
1. Monitor for unexpected process creation with elevated privileges from Azure Monitor Agent processes
2. Alert on unusual registry modifications related to service permissions
3. Track failed and successful privilege escalation attempts in Windows Event Logs (Event ID 4672, 4673)
4. Monitor for suspicious .NET deserialization patterns in application logs

Patching Strategy:
1. Subscribe to Azure security advisories for patch availability
2. Establish expedited patching procedures once patch is released
3. Test patches in isolated environment before production deployment
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. قم بحصر جميع الأنظمة التي تقوم بتشغيل Azure Monitor Agent في مؤسستك
2. قيد الوصول إلى واجهات تكوين وإدارة Azure Monitor Agent للموظفين المصرح لهم فقط
3. طبق مبدأ أقل امتياز لحسابات الخدمة التي تقوم بتشغيل Azure Monitor Agent
4. فعّل السجلات المحسّنة ومراقبة أنشطة Azure Monitor Agent

الضوابط التعويضية (حتى توفر التصحيح):
1. طبق تقسيم الشبكة لتحديد الحركة الجانبية من الأنظمة المخترقة
2. نشر قائمة بيضاء للتطبيقات لمنع تنفيذ الأكواد غير المصرح بها
3. استخدم Windows Defender Application Guard أو تقنيات عزل مماثلة
4. طبق حلول إدارة الوصول المميز (PAM) للوصول الإداري
5. راقب محاولات فك التسلسل المريبة ومحاولات رفع الامتيازات

قواعد الكشف:
1. راقب إنشاء العمليات غير المتوقعة بامتيازات مرتفعة من عمليات Azure Monitor Agent
2. أصدر تنبيهات عند تعديلات السجل غير المعتادة المتعلقة بأذونات الخدمة
3. تتبع محاولات رفع الامتيازات الفاشلة والناجحة في سجلات أحداث Windows
4. راقب أنماط فك التسلسل المريبة في سجلات التطبيقات

استراتيجية التصحيح:
1. اشترك في استشارات أمان Azure لتوفر التصحيحات
2. أنشئ إجراءات تصحيح معجلة بمجرد إصدار التصحيح
3. اختبر التصحيحات في بيئة معزولة قبل نشرها في الإنتاج
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC 2024 A.5.1.1 - Access Control Policies ECC 2024 A.5.2.1 - User Registration and De-registration ECC 2024 A.5.3.1 - Access Rights Review ECC 2024 A.8.1.1 - Information Security Awareness ECC 2024 A.12.2.1 - Change Management ECC 2024 A.12.4.1 - Event Logging
🔵 SAMA CSF
SAMA CSF ID.AM-2 - Software Inventory SAMA CSF PR.AC-1 - Access Control Policy SAMA CSF PR.AC-4 - Access Rights Management SAMA CSF DE.CM-1 - System Monitoring SAMA CSF DE.CM-3 - Activity Monitoring SAMA CSF RS.MI-2 - Incident Response Procedures
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
ISO 27001:2022 A.5.3 - Segregation of Duties ISO 27001:2022 A.8.1 - User Endpoint Devices ISO 27001:2022 A.8.2 - Privileged Access Rights ISO 27001:2022 A.8.3 - Information Access Restriction ISO 27001:2022 A.12.4 - Event Logging ISO 27001:2022 A.12.6 - Management of Technical Vulnerabilities
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0.1
PCI DSS 2.1 - Configuration Standards PCI DSS 6.2 - Security Patches PCI DSS 7.1 - Access Control Implementation PCI DSS 10.2 - User Access Logging
📊 CVSS Score
7.8
/ 10.0 — High
📊 CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack VectorL — Low / Local
Attack ComplexityL — Low / Local
Privileges RequiredL — Low / Local
User InteractionN — None / Network
ScopeU — Unchanged
ConfidentialityH — High
IntegrityH — High
AvailabilityH — High
📋 Quick Facts
Severity High
CVSS Score7.8
CWECWE-502
EPSS0.49%
Exploit No
Patch ✗ No
Published 2026-04-14
Source Feed nvd
Views 4
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
7.8
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: HIGH
🏷️ Tags
CWE-502
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