CVE-2026-70049: Microsoft Configuration Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Overview

Severity
High (CVSS 8)
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Category
Elevation of Privilege
Exploit Status
Not Exploited
Exploitation Likelihood
Less Likely
Patch Tuesday
2026-Oct
Released
2026-10-13
Last Updated
2026-10-13
EPSS Score
2.27% (percentile: 82.7%)

Description

Improper neutralization of special elements used in an sql command ('sql injection') in Microsoft Configuration Manager allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over an adjacent network.

FAQ

According to the CVSS metric, the attack complexity is high (AC:H). What does that mean for this vulnerability? Exploiting this vulnerability would require an attacker to satisfy the prerequisite of internal network foothold and relaying the Management Point machine identity which is chain-dependent, is not produced by this bug itself and is not normally exposed directly to the Internet. According to the CVSS metric, the attack vector is adjacent (AV:A). What does that mean for this vulnerability? Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires that an attacker will need to first gain access to the restricted network before running an attack. What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability? An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain administrator privileges. How could an attacker exploit this vulnerability? An attacker with access to the restricted network and the ability to authenticate as a Configuration Manager management point could submit specially crafted data to an affected system. Successful exploitation could allow the attacker to gain administrative control of the Configuration Manager environment. User interaction is not required.

Affected Products (3)

System Center

  • Microsoft Configuration Manager 2503

Windows

  • Microsoft Configuration Manager 2509
  • Microsoft Configuration Manager 2603

Acknowledgments

<a href="https://x.com/unsigned_sh0rt">Garrett Foster</a> with SpecterOps

Revision History

  • 2026-10-13: Information published.
  • 2026-10-13: Updated the vulnerability title and description to correctly identify Microsoft Configuration Manager as the affected product. Added an FAQ explaining the exploitation requirements. This is an informational change only; the affected products, security updates, severity, and CVSS scores are unchanged.