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CVE-2026-65673: Microsoft Entra Connect Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVE-2026-65673 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability in Microsoft Entra Connect, rated Important by Microsoft, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (High). An attacker can exploit it by an attacker with local access, with low privileges and without user interaction. Microsoft has not reported exploitation in the wild and rates exploitation as less likely. The EPSS model estimates a 0.32% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 25% of all scored vulnerabilities. Microsoft released the fix on 11 August 2026 in the August 2026 Patch Tuesday. It affects 1 product in 1 product family (Azure).

Key facts

CVE ID
CVE-2026-65673
Severity
High CVSS 7.8
Microsoft severity
Important
Impact
Elevation of Privilege
Exploited in the wild
No
Publicly disclosed
No
Exploitation likelihood
Less Likely
Weakness
CWE-89
EPSS
0.32% (percentile 25%)
CISA KEV
Not listed
Released
Last updated
Patch Tuesday
August 2026 Patch Tuesday
Product families
Azure

CVSS score and vector

Microsoft scores CVE-2026-65673 at 7.8 (temporal 6.8) using CVSS 3.1. Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

MetricValue
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredLow
User interactionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
Exploit code maturityUnproven
Remediation levelOfficial fix
Report confidenceConfirmed

Description

Incorrect authorization in Microsoft Entra Connect Sync allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

Affected products (1)

Azure

ProductSecurity updateTypeFixed buildRestart
Microsoft Entra ConnectRelease NotesSecurity Update2.6.84.0No

NIST NVD data

NVD status
Analyzed
NVD CVSS
7.8 (HIGH)
NVD weakness
CWE-89
Published to NVD
NVD last modified

Affected configurations (CPE)

ProductVulnerable versions
entra connectbefore 2.6.84.0

References

Acknowledgments

  • Shira Hoffman

Revision history

VersionDateDescription
1.0Information published.

Sources