CVE-2026-69543 Azure Virtual Machines Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
An authorized attacker can exploit Server-Side Request Forgery in Azure Virtual Machines to elevate privileges over the network.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-69543?
CVE-2026-69543 is a high-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines, published on 20 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Server-side request forgery (ssrf) in Azure Virtual Machines allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Weakness: CWE-918
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-69543?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines.
How do I fix CVE-2026-69543?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-69543 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.
Is CVE-2026-69543 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-69543 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gpqg-pwjf-mjxw.