CVE-2026-70009 Azure Arc Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
An attacker can exploit a path traversal flaw in Azure Arc to elevate privileges over the network.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-70009?
CVE-2026-70009 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in Microsoft Azure ARC, published on 17 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in Azure Arc allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-70009?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Azure Arc.
How do I fix CVE-2026-70009?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-70009 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2026-70009 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-70009 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Azure ARC
- CVE-2026-69399 Azure Arc Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2026-69555 Azure Arc Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2026-24302 Azure Arc Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2022-38007 Azure Guest Configuration and Azure Arc-enabled servers Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2025-26627 Azure Arc Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9j4f-9vq9-m3f6.