Azure Storage Explorer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Published August 11, 2026Updated August 16, 2026
Source data
Overview
Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') in Azure Storage Explorer allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Impact & technical details
Elevation of Privilege
What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability? An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could potentially gain the ability to authenticate against a remote host using the current user’s credentials.
According to the CVSS metric, user interaction is required (UI:R). What interaction would the user have to do? Exploitation of the vulnerability requires that a user to open a specially crafted link. An attacker would have no way to force users to click the link. Instead, an attacker would have to convince users to click the link through social engineering.
- CVSS base score
- 8.8 / 10
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Highest base score supplied by MSRC for this record; the vector belongs to that score. Ratings can vary by product. Microsoft Important is displayed as High; Moderate is displayed as Medium.
Affected products
- Azure Storage Explorer
Source guidance
Remediation
- Release Notes
Patch availability is not confirmed by this dataset. Consult the vendor before selecting a remediation.
GTP recommendation · Rule-based guidance
Recommended next step
Review affected Microsoft products and apply the applicable security updates through your organization's normal patch-management process. Confirm availability and prerequisites in the Microsoft advisory.
Authoritative sources & updates
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