CVE-2026-96207

Status: Undergoing AnalysisCritical (10)—

Improper certificate validation in Microsoft Partner Center allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

CVSS

Version: 3.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Base score: 10

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.48%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 40
Score date: 10/14/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

📰 Media coverage

Specialised security media that have cited this CVE:

NCSC-NL · NCSC-2026-0421 [1.00] [M/H] Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Microsoft Azure (10/13/2026)

🎯 ATT&CK techniques

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

ExploitationT1190 Exploit Public-Facing Applicationinitial access85 %
Primary impactT1557 Adversary-in-the-Middlecredential access · collection80 %
Secondary impactT1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalationprivilege escalation75 %

AV:N, PR:N, UI:N indica explotación remota sin autenticación (T1190). CWE-295 (validación de certificados) es típico de MITM/intercepción. C:H, I:H y 'elevate privileges' sugieren T1557 + T1068.

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

Network Segmentation Limit Access to Resource Over Network Filter Network Traffic 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 — Partner Center^AI

CWEs

CWE-295

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-96207

Raw JSON (NVD)

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