Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessReach Bookings endpoint over network
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DeliveryIdentify user-controlled reference key
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ExploitSubstitute key for unauthorized object
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ExecutionBypass authorization check
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ImpactElevate privileges / modify resources
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Object-level authorization, IDOR prevention
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| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires network access to the Microsoft Bookings service and the ability to supply a user-controlled reference key (an identifier such as a booking, mailbox, or object ID) that the application uses for authorization without proper ownership validation (CWE-639). Per the CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) no authentication and no user interaction are required against the affected service, and attack complexity is low. The primary limiting factor is that Bookings is a Microsoft-hosted service that the vendor has already patched server-side; impact is bounded to the service's data/privilege model (CVSS impact C:L/I:H/A:L), and the E:U metric indicates no proven exploit code is circulating. |
| Impact | The input CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) describes a network-reachable, low-complexity, unauthenticated authorization bypass (CWE-639, user-controlled key/IDOR) with a scope change (S:C) and impacts C:L/I:H/A:L, driving the 9.9 base score. However, the temporal metrics materially lower real-world urgency: E:U (Exploit Code Unproven) and RL:O (Official fix available) indicate no working exploit is known and a patch exists, while RC:C confirms the flaw itself. No CISA KEV listing and no POC are present in the provided data, so despite the 9.9 headline there is currently no evidence of active or imminent exploitation. EPSS is NOT provided, so probabilistic exploitation likelihood cannot be assessed - a key gap. SSVC inputs are not supplied, but inferring from CVSS: automatable exploitation is plausible (AV:N/PR:N/UI:N) and technical impact is at least partial-to-total given I:H and scope change. Net: this is a genuinely high-priority patch-now item for a widely-used Microsoft 365 service because of the unauthenticated network vector and privilege elevation, but the 'E:U' and absence of KEV/POC/EPSS suggest it is not yet weaponized and the score reflects potential rather than demonstrated exploitation. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote, unauthenticated attacker sends crafted requests to a Microsoft Bookings endpoint, substituting a reference key (such as an object or booking identifier) that belongs to another tenant or user to access or manipulate resources they should not control, elevating their effective privileges over the network. No public exploit code or POC is identified at time of analysis, and the official vendor fix is already available. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 08, 2026
Authorization bypass in Microsoft Bookings allows unauthenticated remote attackers to elevate privileges by manipulating user-controlled keys. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-94510, stems from an insecure direct object reference (CWE-639) and carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.9 due to scope change and high integrity impact. No public exploit code is known to be circulating, and Microsoft has applied a server-side patch to the hosted service.
RemediationAI
Microsoft has released a server-side patch for Microsoft Bookings; because the service is hosted by Microsoft, customers do not need to apply updates themselves, but they should verify that their tenant reflects the latest service version by consulting the MSRC advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-94510. No customer-side workarounds are applicable, as the fix is managed entirely by the vendor. Administrators can review audit logs for unauthorized booking access attempts as a detection measure, but this does not mitigate the vulnerability. Patch availability is confirmed per the vendor advisory, though no specific version identifier is provided for the hosted service.
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Microsoft Bookings is a Microsoft 365 scheduling service that relies on user-supplied identifiers (such as booking IDs, mailbox references, or object IDs) to enforce authorization. The vulnerability is an instance of CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key, or IDOR), where the application fails to validate that the requesting user owns or has rights to the referenced key before granting access. According to the CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L/E:U), the attack is network-reachable, requires no authentication or user interaction, and has low complexity. The scope change (S:C) indicates that exploiting the flaw can affect resources beyond the vulnerable component's security authority, and the high integrity impact (I:H) reflects potential unauthorized modification of data. The E:U metric denotes that no functional exploit code is publicly available. The affected CPE is cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:microsoft_bookings:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, covering the service generally.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L
Network-reachable IDOR with no auth or interaction (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N); user-controlled key crosses a trust boundary (S:C) enabling high integrity impact with lesser confidentiality/availability effect.
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CVSS VectorVendor: microsoft
DescriptionCVE.org
Authorization bypass through user-controlled key in Microsoft Bookings allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Executive ViewAI
Microsoft Bookings, the scheduling service embedded in Microsoft 365, carried a critical authorization bypass (CVSS 9.9) in which attackers could manipulate user-controlled keys to reach booking records and privileges beyond their own authorization. The flaw matters to leadership because Bookings is frequently deployed at the department level with no dedicated security owner, yet it exposes externally facing scheduling data, customer contact details, and delegated mailbox permissions that can be chained into broader account compromise. Microsoft has already applied a server-side fix to the hosted service, closing the exposure window for the service itself, but any booking, delegate, or calendar activity that occurred before remediation should be treated as potentially unauthorized until verified.
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Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
EUVD-2026-95398
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