CVE-2026-42830 | Azure Monitor Agent Metrics Extension Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Untrusted search path in Azure Monitor Agent allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Published: 2026-05-12 Last update: 2026-05-14 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2026-42830 is rated Low Risk (31.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.05%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-42830

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 2026-05-13 — 0.05% —

Full EPSS history (1 record total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-42830

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
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:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
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Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-42830

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-42830

GHSA-xw2m-f6w8-j766 · Severity: medium — Untrusted search path in Azure Monitor Agent allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges...

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-42830

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft azure_monitor_agent < 1.42.0 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_monitor_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2026-42830

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