CVE-2026-21515 | Azure IoT Central Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor in Azure IOT Central allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

Published: 2026-04-24 Last update: 2026-04-27 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2026-21515 is rated Moderate Risk (54.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.53%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-21515

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.08% 0.53% +0.45%
2 2026-04-25 — 0.08% —

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-21515

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.9 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.1 6.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-21515

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-21515

GHSA-wf2v-9gjv-6gv6 · Severity: critical — Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor in Azure IOT Central allows an...

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-21515

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft azure_iot_central — cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_iot_central:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2026-21515

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