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High 8.8Published Aug 6, 2026
CVE-2026-49163Application Insights Profiler Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
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Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in Application Insights Profiler allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
- CVSS
- 8.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-22
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- microsoft
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 8, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Microsoft Application Insights Profiler microsoft:application_insights_profiler (from the name) | - | CNA record |
microsoft application_insights_profiler microsoft:application_insights_profiler | all versions | NVD |
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-49163vendor-advisory, patch
The CVE record on cve.org NVD's entry
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