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CVE-2026-42830

Medium
CWE-426 — Weakness Type
Published: May 12, 2026  ·  Modified: May 15, 2026  ·  Source: NVD
CVSS v3
6.5
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

Untrusted search path in Azure Monitor Agent allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

CVE-2026-42830 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in Azure Monitor Agent caused by an untrusted search path, allowing authorized attackers to elevate privileges locally. The vulnerability requires prior authentication and affects systems running vulnerable versions of the Azure Monitor Agent.

📄 Description (Arabic)

تحتوي ثغرة CVE-2026-42830 على مشكلة في مسار البحث غير الموثوق به في وكيل مراقبة Azure. يمكن لمهاجم مصرح له استغلال هذه الثغرة لرفع صلاحياته على النظام المحلي. تتطلب الثغرة وصول محلي وحساب مصرح به مسبقاً.

🤖 ملخص تنفيذي (AI)

وكيل مراقبة Azure يحتوي على ثغرة في مسار البحث غير الموثوق به تسمح لمهاجم مصرح له برفع صلاحياته محليًا. تتطلب الثغرة مصادقة سابقة وتؤثر على الأنظمة التي تقوم بتشغيل إصدارات ضعيفة من وكيل المراقبة.

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: May 15, 2026 01:17
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi Relevance: high
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
banking telecom energy government healthcare
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
7.0
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Update Azure Monitor Agent to the latest patched version immediately. Review and restrict file system permissions on systems running the agent. Implement principle of least privilege for user accounts. Monitor for suspicious privilege escalation attempts in audit logs.
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
قم بتحديث وكيل مراقبة Azure إلى أحدث إصدار معدل فوراً. راجع وقيد أذونات نظام الملفات على الأنظمة التي تقوم بتشغيل الوكيل. طبق مبدأ أقل صلاحية للحسابات. راقب محاولات رفع الصلاحيات المريبة في سجلات التدقيق.
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
5.1.1 5.1.2 5.2.1
🔵 SAMA CSF
ID.AM-2 PR.IP-1 PR.IP-2
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.12.2.1 A.12.6.1 A.14.2.1
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
microsoft:azure_monitor_agent
📊 CVSS Score
6.5
/ 10.0 — Medium
📊 CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack VectorL — Low / Local
Attack ComplexityL — Low / Local
Privileges RequiredL — Low / Local
User InteractionN — None / Network
ScopeC — Changed
ConfidentialityN — None / Network
IntegrityH — High
AvailabilityN — None / Network
📋 Quick Facts
Severity Medium
CVSS Score6.5
CWECWE-426
EPSS0.06%
Exploit No
Patch ✗ No
Published 2026-05-12
Source Feed nvd
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
7.0
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: HIGH
🏷️ Tags
CWE-426
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