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Azure HDInsight CVE-2026-85891

| EUVDEUVD-2026-99575 HIGH
Information Exposure (CWE-200)
2026-10-13 secure@microsoft.com GHSA-v4fc-vf8c-cw22
7.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: microsoft
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Reach HDInsight endpoint over network
  2. Exploit
    Send crafted unauthenticated request
  3. Execution
    Trigger improper information exposure
  4. Impact
    Receive sensitive data in response

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V14 - Data Protection Data exposure prevention
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Collection, Discovery

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

No special conditions indicated by the input - the CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) describes remote, unauthenticated exploitation requiring no user interaction against Azure HDInsight clusters running version 1.0 below build 2606012120. The only limiting factors evident from the data are: the target must be a deployed, network-reachable HDInsight instance at an unpatched version, and because HDInsight is a Microsoft-managed service, vendor-side patching may already have closed exposure for many tenants. The precise feature, protocol, or endpoint that leaks data is not named in the description and should be confirmed via the MSRC advisory.

Impact

This is a genuine but moderate-priority issue. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) describes a network-reachable, low-complexity, unauthenticated information-disclosure flaw with high confidentiality impact and no integrity or availability impact (C:H/I:N/A:N), yielding a base score of 7.5 (HIGH). No EPSS score, SSVC decision data, POC, or CISA KEV listing was provided in the input, so there is no evidence of active exploitation or published exploit code - the signal set is essentially 'high CVSS, unknown real-world exploitation.' The absence of KEV/POC/EPSS data should not be read as 'low risk'; it is simply missing, and because Azure HDInsight is a Microsoft-managed cloud service, remediation is typically applied centrally by the vendor rather than requiring customer action, which materially reduces the practical exposure window. Net: treat as a real but not emergency priority - the unauthenticated network vector warrants timely attention, but there is no confirmed exploitation to justify out-of-band response. One caveat to verify: the description says 'disclose information over a network' and CWE-200 is generic, so the exact nature and sensitivity of the disclosed data is not specified in the available input and should be confirmed with the Microsoft MSRC advisory.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A remote, unauthenticated attacker sends crafted requests over the network to an affected Azure HDInsight endpoint and retrieves sensitive information that should not be exposed to unauthorized actors. Because the CVSS vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N, no credentials, user interaction, or special conditions are indicated. No public exploit was identified at time of analysis.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
Patch available 0.9% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 13, 2026

Information disclosure in Microsoft Azure HDInsight (version 1.0 below build 2606012120) allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker requiring no user interaction to read sensitive data from network-reachable clusters, as reflected by the assessed CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N), which caps impact at high confidentiality loss with no integrity or availability effect. This is a genuine but moderate-priority issue: it is tracked as EUVD-2026-99575, is reported by secure@microsoft.com, and a vendor patch is indicated, though no public exploit code and no confirmed active exploitation were identified at time of analysis, and no EPSS score was supplied. Because HDInsight is a Microsoft-managed service, the practical exposure depends heavily on whether the target cluster is still running an unpatched build and whether its endpoints are network-reachable.

RemediationAI

Patch available per vendor advisory: consult the MSRC update guide for CVE-2026-85891 (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-85891) and follow Microsoft's guidance, upgrading affected Azure HDInsight 1.0 clusters to build 2606012120 or later, the boundary indicated by the EUVD affected-version range "Azure HDInsight 1.0 <2606012120"; for managed-service deployments, confirm the applied platform build with Microsoft support or through the Azure portal rather than assuming remediation. Until the upgrade is confirmed, apply compensating controls that target the remote, unauthenticated nature of the exposure: restrict network reachability to cluster endpoints using network security groups, Azure Firewall, private endpoints/Private Link, or IP allowlisting, accepting the trade-off that legitimate client and tooling access from non-approved networks will break; disable or firewall any HDInsight web UIs, gateways, or APIs not actively required, understanding that this removes functionality for dependent workloads; and increase monitoring/log review of cluster endpoint access for anomalous data retrieval, which detects but does not prevent leakage. No vendor-released patch version beyond the build boundary above is asserted by the available data, and no public exploit code or confirmed active exploitation was identified at time of analysis, so prioritization should follow the high confidentiality impact and remote unauthenticated reachability rather than an active-threat signal.

Affected VersionsENISA

Azure HDInsight 1.0 <2606012120

Affected Packages

euvd azure_hdinsight fix: 2606012120

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.

Technical ContextAI · show details

The flaw is classified under CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor), the general root-cause class covering cases where data - configuration, logs, credentials, metadata, or query results - is returned to a caller who is not authorized to receive it. In this case the disclosure is an over-the-network information leak in Azure HDInsight, Microsoft's managed Apache Hadoop/Spark/Hive/Kafka analytics platform, which exposes HTTP/REST gateways, web UIs, and cluster-adjacent service endpoints to client networks. The assessed vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N for the affected version confirms the leak is reachable remotely, needs no privileges, and requires no user interaction, but it does not identify the precise component, protocol, or endpoint that discloses data - the description intentionally omits that detail, so the exact leaking interface should be confirmed against the MSRC update guide entry. No CPE identifiers were included in the supplied intelligence, so affected-component mapping is limited to the Azure HDInsight 1.0 service line per the EUVD record (EUVD-2026-99575); the confidentiality-only impact scoring indicates the defect is a read/exposure path rather than an execution or denial-of-service primitive.

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Severity by source

Vendor (microsoft) PRIMARY 7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
vuln.today AI 7.5 HIGH

Description states unauthorized disclosure over a network, so AV:N/PR:N/UI:N with high confidentiality impact only (C:H, I:N, A:N) and unchanged scope.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (microsoft).

CVSS VectorVendor: microsoft

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Patch available
Oct 13, 2026 - 20:20 EUVD
CVE Published
Oct 13, 2026 - 19:21 cve.org
HIGH 7.5

DescriptionCVE.org

Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor in Azure HDInsight allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

A high-severity information disclosure flaw in Microsoft Azure HDInsight allows anyone who can reach a cluster's network endpoints to read sensitive data without credentials or user interaction, meaning any data processed or stored on those clusters should be treated as potentially exposed. Because HDInsight frequently handles analytics workloads containing regulated or business-critical information, affected clusters represent a direct confidentiality risk to the organization and, where customer or partner data is involved, a potential contractual and regulatory exposure. Leadership should care because the attack path requires no insider access and no user mistake - only an unpatched, network-reachable cluster.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.9%
Top 40% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche Azure big-data analytics service, limited enterprise footprint
Vendor Status
Publicly Disclosed:No
Exploited:No
Latest Software Release:N/A
Data Quality
4 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.9%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact
High
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

39
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +1
CVSS: +38
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

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