Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessGain adjacent/in-path network position
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ExploitPresent spoofed or unauthorized Key Vault origin
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ExecutionSDK fails origin validation
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ImpactSensitive secrets disclosed to attacker
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A07:2025 - Authentication Failures
ASVS 5.0
V6 - Authentication Origin validation
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| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires an application using the affected Azure Key Vault client SDK packages (azure-keyvault-administration, azure-keyvault-certificates, azure-keyvault-keys, azure-keyvault-secrets, and the Key Vault Client SDK) within the vulnerable version ranges, and the attacker must be able to supply or impersonate an unauthorized origin that the SDK fails to validate (CWE-346) - typically a network in-path/MITM or origin-spoofing position. No authentication is required (PR:N) and no user interaction (UI:N), but the high attack complexity (AC:H) is the primary limiting factor: the attacker must control or influence the network response/origin, which is not guaranteed in a properly segmented or TLS-pinned deployment. Patched SDK versions eliminate the flawed validation. |
| Impact | This is a medium-severity information-disclosure flaw (CVSS 5.9) whose real-world urgency is tempered by its attack-complexity and exploitation signals. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N) confirms a network-reachable, unauthenticated issue, but AC:H means successful exploitation depends on conditions outside the attacker's control (e.g. winning a race, forcing a malicious origin, or occupying a network path). The CISA SSVC framework reinforces a non-urgent posture: Exploitation=none, Automatable=no, Technical Impact=partial. There is no CISA KEV listing, no reported public POC, and no EPSS score in the provided data, so there is no evidence of active or at-scale exploitation at time of analysis. One mild tension to flag: the CVSS claims C:H (high confidentiality impact) while SSVC rates Technical Impact as only 'partial' - these are not fully consistent, so the true data-exposure blast radius should be verified against the MSRC advisory. Net: a real but lower-priority issue - patch on a normal cycle rather than as an emergency, prioritizing systems where Key Vault secrets are especially sensitive. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker positioned on the network path between an application and Azure Key Vault (or able to present a spoofed/untrusted origin) leverages the SDK's origin-validation weakness so the client accepts responses from an unauthorized source, disclosing secrets, keys, or certificate material over the network. The high attack complexity (AC:H) means the attacker must first achieve a privileged network position or trigger the specific flawed validation path. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 14, 2026
Information disclosure in the Azure Key Vault client SDK packages occurs because the SDK fails to properly validate the origin of responses it consumes (CWE-346), allowing an unauthorized attacker positioned to supply or impersonate a network origin to expose sensitive data handled by applications built on the affected libraries. Exploitation is unauthenticated (PR:N) and requires no user interaction (UI:N), but carries high attack complexity (AC:H, CVSS 5.9) because the attacker must control or influence the network response or origin, typically via an in-path/MITM or origin-spoofing position; confidentiality impact is high while integrity and availability are unaffected. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis and CISA SSVC records exploitation as none with automatable exploitation rated no, so urgency is driven primarily by whether deployments rely on the vulnerable SDK versions rather than by active threat activity.
RemediationAI
Apply the patched Azure Key Vault SDK packages released by Microsoft, using the fixed versions identified in the MSRC update guide (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-88132) and the EUVD range ceilings (azure-keyvault-administration 4.8.2, azure-keyvault-certificates 4.9.2, azure-keyvault-keys 4.10.2, and azure-keyvault-secrets 4.11.2 or later as applicable to each package line) - patch status is 'available per vendor advisory,' so confirm exact fixed builds against the advisory before upgrading, since the supplied ranges contain ordering anomalies. Until upgrade is complete, the most effective compensating control is to harden the transport and origin trust assumptions the SDK relies on: enforce strict TLS certificate validation and pinning for Key Vault endpoints, disable or restrict HTTP(S) proxy and custom-endpoint overrides in client configuration so responses cannot be transparently redirected, and ensure managed private endpoints or service-endpoint network isolation so in-path attackers cannot reach or spoof Key Vault traffic - the trade-off is that TLS pinning and proxy restrictions can break legitimate enterprise inspection proxies, and private-endpoint-only access removes public-network flexibility. Rotate or re-issue secrets, keys, and certificates that may have traversed an unpatched client on untrusted networks, and monitor SDK client logs for unexpected endpoint or origin changes; residual risk remains only where applications continue running vulnerable SDK versions. No public exploit is documented, so emergency out-of-band change windows are not mandated by exploitation evidence, but SDK dependencies should be inventoried and upgraded on a normal high-priority cadence.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The flaw is a classic origin validation error (CWE-346), the same root-cause class that underlies improper cross-origin trust decisions: the affected Azure Key Vault client SDK components (azure-keyvault-administration, azure-keyvault-certificates, azure-keyvault-keys, azure-keyvault-secrets, and the Azure Key Vault Client SDK) do not adequately verify that a response, endpoint, or origin is the legitimate Key Vault service before trusting and processing it. Because these SDKs are libraries embedded in customer applications, the vulnerable component is the client-side trust logic rather than the Key Vault service itself, which is why the CPE/affected-version data enumerates SDK package versions (for example azure-keyvault-administration 4.7.1 through <4.8.2, azure-keyvault-certificates through <4.9.2, azure-keyvault-keys through <4.10.2, and azure-keyvault-secrets through <4.11.2 as reported by EUVD). The CVSS vector AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N describes a network-reachable disclosure that is unauthenticated and non-interactive but gated by the difficulty of gaining a position where the attacker can present a forged or unauthorized origin to the SDK - for instance on a compromised or hostile network path. The 'Hashicorp' tag suggests parallel or related ecosystem handling of secrets-management client validation issues, but the primary affected product family is Microsoft's Azure Key Vault SDK.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Network-reachable (AV:N) and unauthenticated (PR:N), but AC:H because the attacker must force/spoof an untrusted origin; confidentiality-only impact (C:H, I:N, A:N) matches the information-disclosure nature.
Primary rating from Vendor (microsoft).
CVSS VectorVendor: microsoft
Lifecycle Timeline
2DescriptionCVE.org
Origin validation error in Azure Key Vault allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
EUVD-2026-99656
GHSA-4h47-v37p-4458
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
Vulnrichment
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