# CVE-2026-69854: Spring Cloud Azure Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

> An improper authentication flaw in Spring Cloud Azure allows unauthorized attackers to elevate privileges over the network.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Sep 2026
- **Updated:** 14 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-r33f-3f2c-x8cv

## What is CVE-2026-69854?

CVE-2026-69854 is a critical vulnerability in Microsoft Spring Cloud Azure, published on 8 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper authentication in Spring Cloud Azure allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-69854?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Microsoft Spring Cloud.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-69854?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-69854 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-69854 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-69854 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-69854 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-69854 is a critical vulnerability in Microsoft Spring Cloud Azure, published on 8 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-69854 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Microsoft Spring Cloud Azure. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-69854/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-69854/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-69854
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-69854
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69854

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.