CVE-2026-122986

High (7.8)—

Schedule the patchSeverity High 7.8. No public exploit or active exploitation known.

Severity7.8High · CVSS 3.1

Exploitation probability0.24 %higher than 15% of CVEs · score from Nov 11, 2026

Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog · checked Nov 12, 03:00 AM

Public exploitNot knownno public code found

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Improper privilege management in Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Timeline

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Nov 10, 2026CVE record published in NVD
Nov 10, 2026Alert: Microsoft fixes 200 vulnerabilities, including an Outlook flaw CISA confirms is being exploited

ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

ExploitationT1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalationprivilege escalation90 %

El vector CVSS AV:L/UI:N/PR:L y la descripción 'elevate privileges locally' indican escalada de privilegios local por un atacante autorizado; el texto no nombra otro impacto concreto.

Inferred by our analysis agent from the official description, CVSS vector and CWE, and checked by a supervisor. May contain errors.

ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques

Threat Intelligence Program Execution Prevention Application Isolation and Sandboxing Exploit Protection Update Software

Affected technologies (1)

⚠ AI-inferred from the description — NVD hasn't analyzed this CVE yet, these aren't verified CPEs.

Microsoft — Azure Kubernetes Service^AI

NVD record

NVD status: Awaiting Analysis
Published: Nov 10, 2026
Last modified: Nov 11, 2026
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-269

References

Referencemsrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-122986

Raw JSON (NVD)

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