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Azure Logic Apps EUVDEUVD-2026-63626

| CVE-2026-69400 CRITICAL
Path Traversal (CWE-22)
2026-08-20 microsoft GHSA-66h9-689p-45mg
9.6
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 network-exposed Logic Apps endpoint
  2. Delivery
    Craft path-traversal payload input
  3. Exploit
    Lure user to trigger request (UI:R)
  4. Execution
    Escape restricted directory boundary
  5. Persist
    Cross scope to higher-privilege context
  6. Impact
    Elevate privileges and access resources

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V5 - File Handling Path canonicalization, traversal prevention
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Discovery, Collection

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

Exploitation Conditions

The core prerequisite is user interaction (CVSS UI:R): a victim with legitimate access must trigger or interact with the attacker-supplied request or workflow input for exploitation to succeed, so this is not a fully autonomous remote attack. No prior authentication is required by the attacker (PR:N), the vector is network-reachable (AV:N), and attack complexity is low (AC:L). The concrete technical condition is that attacker-controlled input reaches path-construction logic in Azure Logic Apps that fails to confine the pathname to its restricted directory (CWE-22). The primary limiting factor is the required user interaction; because Azure Logic Apps is a Microsoft-hosted service, exposure also depends on the specific service configuration and endpoints an organization has provisioned. The exact feature or endpoint that parses the traversable path is not detailed in the provided data and should be confirmed via the Microsoft advisory.

Impact

The signals are strong but partly incomplete. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H, base 9.6) points to network-reachable, low-complexity, unauthenticated exploitation with high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability and a scope change - a genuinely high-priority profile. The single tempering factor is UI:R: exploitation requires a victim to take some action (e.g. following a crafted link or opening a crafted workflow input), which shifts this toward social-engineering-assisted rather than fully autonomous, wormable exploitation. Counterbalancing signals are missing: no EPSS score, no SSVC decision data, and no KEV listing were provided, and there is no evidence of public POC, so real-world exploitation pressure cannot be quantified from the input. Because Azure Logic Apps is a Microsoft-operated cloud service, remediation is largely vendor-side, which reduces customer patching burden but also limits customer visibility into exposure; any operator relying on Logic Apps should treat a 9.6 privilege-elevation flaw with a changed scope as urgent and confirm mitigation status via the Microsoft advisory, despite the missing EPSS/KEV context.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker crafts a request or workflow input containing path-traversal sequences targeting an Azure Logic Apps endpoint and lures an authorized user into triggering it (satisfying UI:R), for example by following a malicious link. The traversal escapes the intended directory boundary and, given the changed scope, lets the attacker read or manipulate resources in a higher-privilege context, elevating privileges. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Why: CRITICAL severity.
Patch available 0.6% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Aug 20, 2026

Privilege elevation in Microsoft Azure Logic Apps allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to escalate privileges by abusing a path-traversal flaw (CWE-22) that fails to restrict a supplied pathname to its intended directory, provided a victim is lured into interacting (UI:R). Rated CVSS 9.6 with a changed scope, indicating impact beyond the initially vulnerable component. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, and it is not listed in CISA KEV.

RemediationAI

Patch available per vendor advisory: consult and apply guidance from Microsoft's MSRC update guide at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69400. As Azure Logic Apps is a Microsoft-operated service, the underlying fix is expected to be applied on the vendor side, so customers should verify their environment reflects the remediated service and follow any customer-side action items MSRC specifies. Because the flaw requires user interaction, complementary controls until confirmation include restricting who can invoke or supply inputs to Logic Apps workflows, tightening access to HTTP-triggered endpoints and any file/path parameters, avoiding processing of untrusted user-supplied paths in workflow definitions, and educating operators against following untrusted links or importing untrusted workflow content; the trade-off is added friction for legitimate integration flows and stricter endpoint access control. No specific fixed version string is provided in the input, so do not rely on an invented version number - confirm exact remediation status through MSRC.

Affected VersionsENISA

Azure Logic Apps - (version not specified)

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Azure Logic Apps is Microsoft's cloud-based integration and workflow-automation Platform-as-a-Service, used to orchestrate connectors, APIs, data, and business processes across Azure and third-party systems. The root cause is CWE-22 (improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory, i.e. path traversal): user-influenced input containing traversal sequences (such as '../') is used to construct a filesystem or resource path without adequate canonicalization or boundary enforcement, letting a request resolve to resources outside the intended directory. In a multi-tenant PaaS context, escaping the intended path boundary can expose or overwrite resources belonging to a higher privilege context, which is consistent with the reported privilege-elevation impact and the changed CVSS scope. The affected CPE is cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_logic_apps, and Microsoft is both vendor and reporter.

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Severity by source

Vendor (microsoft) PRIMARY 9.6 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI 9.6 CRITICAL

Network-reachable, low-complexity, unauthenticated path traversal needing victim interaction (UI:R); traversal escaping into a higher-privilege context justifies S:C with high C/I/A.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (microsoft).

CVSS VectorVendor: microsoft

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

DescriptionCVE.org

Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in Azure Logic Apps allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

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Why It Matters

Microsoft Azure Logic Apps contains a critical privilege-escalation vulnerability (CVSS 9.6) exploitable by unauthenticated remote attackers through path-traversal, provided a user interacts with a malicious input. Organizations using Logic Apps for business process automation risk unauthorized access to enterprise integrations and downstream systems if not patched. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, but the changed-scope impact means compromise extends beyond the vulnerable component itself.

Business Impact: Severe
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.6%
Top 55% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
widely used Azure integration PaaS, but not present in every environment
Vendor Status
Publicly Disclosed:No
Exploited:No
Latest Software Release:N/A
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High

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 CRITICAL
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.6%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
CRITICAL severity
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
Very High
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

49
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +1
CVSS: +48
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Path traversal exploits occur when applications use user-controlled input to construct file system paths without proper validation.

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