What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-24305?

CVE-2026-24305 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.3 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.1%.

Which versions of Azure are affected by CVE-2026-24305?

A critical elevation of privilege vulnerability in Azure Entra ID (CVSS 9.3) allows attackers to gain unauthorized administrative access to cloud identity infrastructure without authentication.. A patch is available.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2026-24305?

Within 24 hours: Declare incident response status, isolate affected Entra ID tenants from production, and enable enhanced logging on all Entra ID authentication events. Within 7 days: Implement network segmentation to restrict Entra ID API access, conduct forensic audit for unauthorized administrative account creation or privilege escalation, and establish daily threat intelligence monitoring. Within 30 days: Deploy conditional access policies to restrict admin operations, enforce MFA on all privileged accounts, and prepare emergency migration plan to secondary identity provider if patch remains unavailable.

Azure CVE-2026-24305

CRITICAL

Improper Authorization (CWE-285)

2026-01-22 secure@microsoft.com

Azure Entra Id

9.3

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

9.3 CRITICAL

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 12, 2026 - 21:54 vuln.today

CVE Published

Jan 22, 2026 - 23:15 nvd

CRITICAL 9.3

DescriptionCVE.org

Azure Entra ID Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

AnalysisAI

Azure Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) has an elevation of privilege vulnerability allowing attackers to escalate permissions within the identity platform.

Technical ContextAI

Azure Entra ID has a CWE-285 improper authorization vulnerability that allows attackers to escalate their privileges within the identity management system, potentially gaining access to other tenants' resources.