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AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS VectorVendor: microsoft
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Improper handling of insufficient permissions or privileges in Microsoft Dynamics 365 (on-premises) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
AnalysisAI
Privilege escalation in Microsoft Dynamics 365 (on-premises) allows a remote authenticated attacker with low-level access to gain elevated privileges across the network due to improper handling of insufficient permissions. With a CVSS score of 8.8 and full impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, this issue is significant for organizations running on-premises Dynamics 365 deployments. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, and the vulnerability is not currently listed in CISA KEV.
Technical ContextAI
Microsoft Dynamics 365 is an enterprise CRM/ERP platform that, in its on-premises form, runs on customer-managed Windows Server infrastructure with SQL Server backends. The root cause maps to CWE-280 (Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges), meaning the application fails to correctly evaluate or enforce permission states when carrying out privileged operations. In practice this class of bug commonly stems from missing authorization checks on specific entity operations, role-assignment endpoints, or business-process flows, allowing a user with limited rights to invoke functions intended for higher-privileged roles.
RemediationAI
Apply the security update published by Microsoft via the MSRC advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-40371 as the primary remediation; exact fix build numbers are not included in the supplied data and should be retrieved from that advisory. Until patching is complete, restrict network reachability of the Dynamics 365 application tier to trusted user networks only, audit and tighten Dynamics 365 security roles to enforce least privilege (particularly removing unnecessary write/assign privileges on sensitive entities), and increase monitoring on role-assignment, privilege-change, and administrative audit events within Dynamics - recognising that role tightening may disrupt legitimate business workflows and that network restriction does not block authenticated internal attackers who already meet the PR:L requirement.
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EUVD-2026-35532
GHSA-q5cq-75qj-crvp