Aug 2026: Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2026-50516 Published on August 11, 2026

Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Incorrect authorization in Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

Exploitation:

NONE

Automatable:

YES

Technical Impact:

TOTAL

Weakness Type

Missing Authentication for Critical Function

The software does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources.

Products Associated with CVE-2026-50516

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Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service

Affected Versions

Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service Version - is affected by CVE-2026-50516

Exploit Probability

EPSS

0.83%

Percentile

58.11%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.