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Microsoft Fabric EUVDEUVD-2026-82598

| CVE-2026-69843 CRITICAL
Authentication Bypass by Spoofing (CWE-290)
2026-09-18 secure@microsoft.com GHSA-v78g-wqrm-wm64
10.0
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 Fabric endpoint over network
  2. Delivery
    Forge spoofed authentication/trust token
  3. Exploit
    Service accepts spoofed identity
  4. Execution
    Bypass authentication as privileged principal
  5. Persist
    Cross scope boundary to other resources
  6. Impact
    Elevate privileges and access/alter data

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A07:2025 - Authentication Failures
ASVS 5.0
V6 - Authentication Anti-spoofing controls
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Defense Evasion

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

Exploitation Conditions

No special preconditions are stated in the description: exploitation is network-based, unauthenticated, and requires no user interaction (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) against Microsoft Fabric, meaning any attacker able to reach the service could attempt the spoof before remediation. The scope change (S:C) implies the bypass lets the attacker cross the initial authorization boundary to affect other resources or tenants. The principal LIMITING factor is that Microsoft Fabric is a Microsoft-operated cloud SaaS, so the fix is applied centrally by the vendor - customers cannot and need not patch, and the exposure window closed once Microsoft remediated. The description gives no configuration- or version-specific gating, so no non-default setting is required.

Impact

The vendor CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H = 10.0) describes a worst-case, remotely reachable, unauthenticated, no-interaction spoofing flaw with scope change and full CIA impact in Microsoft Fabric, Microsoft's multi-tenant cloud analytics SaaS. On paper this is maximum severity. However, several exploitation-signal fields are missing: there is no EPSS probability, no CISA KEV listing, no SSVC decision data, and no public POC - so 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis.' Critically, this is a cloud-hosted service that Microsoft remediates server-side; the single MSRC reference is an update-guide entry with no customer-installable patch, no affected version list, and no CPE. The practical upshot: the CVSS 10.0 reflects theoretical worst-case impact in a multi-tenant environment (where a scope-crossing spoof could reach other tenants' data), but because the flaw is fixed in Microsoft's infrastructure, there is typically no customer action and no lingering exposure once remediated. This is a 'high-CVSS but low residual customer-risk' situation from the tenant's perspective - the acute risk window was pre-remediation and controlled by Microsoft. No conflicting AV/PR signals were found: the network, unauthenticated framing is internally consistent with a spoofing bypass. Treat the 10.0 as an accurate pre-fix severity, not an ongoing patch obligation for customers.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A remote, unauthenticated attacker crafts spoofed authentication material or forged identity/trust tokens and submits them to Microsoft Fabric over the network, causing the service to treat the request as a legitimate, higher-privileged principal. With the scope change (S:C), the attacker's assumed identity can reach resources or tenants beyond the initially compromised boundary, elevating privileges and exposing/modifying data. No public exploit code has been identified, and the flaw is remediated server-side by Microsoft.

Monitor Track and reassess. Why: Vendor states no customer action required.
No patch listed yet 0.6% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Sep 18, 2026

Authentication bypass by spoofing in Microsoft Fabric lets unauthenticated network attackers impersonate a trusted identity and elevate privileges, with a scope change indicating the bypass can cross the initial authorization boundary to affect resources or tenants beyond the attacker's own. Microsoft and independent assessment both score this CVSS 3.1 10.0 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H), reflecting full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact on the affected multi-tenant analytics service. No public exploit code exists and there is no confirmed active exploitation (no CISA KEV listing) at time of analysis, and because Fabric is a Microsoft-operated SaaS, exposure depends on vendor-side remediation rather than customer patching.

RemediationAI

Because Microsoft Fabric is a vendor-operated cloud service, no customer patch is required or available for CVE-2026-69843 - Microsoft remediates the authentication/spoofing logic server-side and the MSRC update guide (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69843) is the authoritative record to monitor for the fix timeline. Note that patch availability for this issue is recorded as per the vendor advisory only; no customer-facing fix version is documented in the available data. While awaiting or confirming vendor remediation, apply these compensating controls with their trade-offs: enforce Microsoft Entra ID Conditional Access (phishing-resistant MFA, device compliance, location/IP restrictions) for all principals touching Fabric, accepting the added sign-in friction and support load; restrict tenant-level Fabric external-sharing and guest access settings to shrink the blast radius the scope change implies, at the cost of reduced cross-tenant collaboration; monitor Entra sign-in and unified audit logs plus Fabric activity logs for anomalous token issuance, unfamiliar principals, and cross-workspace or cross-capacity access patterns, understanding this is detection rather than prevention and generates alert volume; and apply least-privilege role assignments so a spoofed identity inherits as little as possible, which may slow legitimate administration. Network-level blocking of Fabric endpoints is generally impractical for organizations that depend on the service, so identity hardening and monitoring are the practical interim measures; there is no configuration toggle documented in the input data that disables the vulnerable authentication path.

Affected VersionsENISA

Microsoft Fabric - (version not specified)

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The root cause is CWE-290 (Authentication Bypass by Spoofing), meaning the service accepts attacker-supplied identity or trust material as legitimate instead of verifying it against an authoritative source - for example a forged token, assertion, header, or trust relationship that Fabric's authentication layer treats as already-authenticated. Because this is a cloud SaaS authentication boundary rather than a memory-safety or injection flaw, the exploit path is about convincing Fabric's identity/authorization logic that the attacker is someone else, which then grants that identity's privileges. The CVSS 3.1 vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H is notable for the scope change (S:C): a successful spoof is not contained to the attacker's own security scope, so resources, workspaces, capacities, or other tenants could be impacted - the classic risk pattern for multi-tenant platforms. The only reference supplied is Microsoft's MSRC update guide; no CPE strings or version ranges were provided, consistent with a centrally hosted service where the vulnerable component is the Fabric service endpoint itself rather than a downloadable build. No user interaction and no privileges are required, so any party able to reach the Fabric service endpoints could attempt the spoof until the vendor applied its fix.

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Severity by source

Vendor (microsoft) PRIMARY 10.0 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI 10.0 CRITICAL

Description states unauthenticated network spoofing that elevates privileges with no interaction; CWE-290 spoofing bypass crossing a trust boundary justifies PR:N, UI:N and S:C, and a full identity bypass supports high CIA.

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

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

DescriptionCVE.org

Authentication bypass by spoofing in Microsoft Fabric allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Microsoft Fabric, Microsoft's multi-tenant analytics platform, is affected by a critical authentication bypass (CVE-2026-69843) that allows unauthenticated network attackers to impersonate trusted identities and potentially cross tenant boundaries. Because Fabric is a vendor-operated SaaS with no customer patch available, organizations relying on it for analytics and data integration face a severe risk of unauthorized data access, manipulation, and service disruption. Leadership should prioritize immediate monitoring and access restrictions while pressing Microsoft for a remediation timeline.

Business Impact: Severe
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis; interim mitigations include strict access controls, conditional access policies, enhanced logging and monitoring for anomalous authentication, least privilege enforcement, network restrictions, and vendor engagement for accelerated remediation.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.6%
Top 52% exploitable
Prevalence
High
widely-adopted Microsoft cloud analytics SaaS, single hosted multi-tenant service
Vendor Status
Publicly Disclosed:No
Exploited:No
Latest Software Release:Exploitation Less Likely
Service Type
Hosted
Vendor-managed, no client patch needed
Social Media
2
Sightings
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 No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
Vendor states no customer action required
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
Out-of-Cycle
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
Yes
Human Impact
Very High
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

51
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +1
CVSS: +50
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

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