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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-50516

Incorrect authorization in Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

Published Aug 11, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 21, 2026 · azure kubernetes service

Last checked Oct 26, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-50516. EPSS is 0.83%. Act only if a listed version of azure kubernetes service is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Critical9.4
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.83%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe microsoft/azure kubernetes service

Incorrect authorization in Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe microsoft/azure kubernetes serviceversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-50516

  • No stored fix

    No vendor fix text is stored. Use the linked advisory before you change production.

  • Version check

    No version range is stored, so an installed version cannot be checked on this page.

  • Advisory

    Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.

  • Official advisories

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-50516. EPSS is 0.83%. Act only if a listed version of azure kubernetes service is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function. EPSS 0.83%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Kubernetes security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Aug 11, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    Incorrect authorization in Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

  2. Oct 21, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    Incorrect authorization in Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-50516

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-50516

    30-day exploitation probability 0.83%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-50516

    Incorrect authorization in Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 26, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSOct 23, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 22, 2026
  • NIST NVDOct 22, 2026