CRITICAL 10.0 Microsoft
CVE-2026-56163
Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Microsoft Security Update 2026-Jul: Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Affected Products
- Azure Kubernetes Service
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-56163
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-56163
This critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 10.0 was published on 2026-07-14 via Microsoft. Affected: Azure Kubernetes Service.
Risk Timeline
CVE Disclosed2026-07-14 · 65 days ago
Remediation Resources
Official Advisory
msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-56163NVD / MITRE
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