CVE-2026-21524 | Azure Data Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor in Azure Data Explorer allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.

Published: 2026-01-22 Last update: 2026-02-03 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2026-21524 is rated Moderate Risk (43.5/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.50%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-21524

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 0.16% 0.50% +0.34%
2 2026-05-24 0.09% 0.16% +0.07%
3 2026-01-23 — 0.09% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-21524

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.4 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N 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:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
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:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.8 4.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-21524

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-21524

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

References for CVE-2026-21524

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