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Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra CVE-2026-65770

| EUVDEUVD-2026-63619 CRITICAL
Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection') (CWE-88)
2026-08-20 microsoft GHSA-47hp-vwhc-cpvh
10.0
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: microsoft
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Vendor (microsoft) PRIMARY
10.0 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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10.0 CRITICAL

Description states unauthorized attacker executes code over a network with no interaction (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N); argument injection yielding RCE across a service boundary justifies S:C and C:H/I:H/A:H.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

Primary rating from Vendor (microsoft).

CVSS VectorVendor: microsoft

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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2
Analysis Generated
Aug 20, 2026 - 22:37 vuln.today
CVE Published
Aug 20, 2026 - 21:47 nvd
CRITICAL 10.0

DescriptionCVE.org

Improper neutralization of argument delimiters in a command ('argument injection') in Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

AnalysisAI

Remote code execution in Microsoft's Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra allows an unauthenticated network attacker to inject additional command-line arguments (CWE-88) into a backend process and execute arbitrary code, per the CVSS:3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C) that indicates no authentication or user interaction and a scope change beyond the vulnerable component. Microsoft reported the issue and has released a fix through MSRC. …

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Exploitation The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) indicates no authentication or user interaction is required, so exploitation is remote and unauthenticated against the service. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment This is a genuine top-priority issue on paper: the CVSS 3.1 base score is 10.0 with a fully remote, low-complexity, unauthenticated, no-interaction vector and scope change, meaning a successful attack breaches the trust boundary of the managed service. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
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Remediation Patch available per vendor advisory: Microsoft has released a fix, and for a managed cloud service the remediation is primarily applied by Microsoft on the service side, so customers should confirm via the MSRC advisory (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-65770) that the update has reached their subscription and regions and review any customer-side action items Microsoft specifies there. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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Within 24 hours, identify and document all Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra deployments in your environment and assess which are production-critical. …

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