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Privilege Escalation in Azure Compute Gallery path handling

IdentifiersCVE-2026-26124CWE-22· Improper Limitation of a Pathname…

CVE-2026-26124 is a local elevation of privilege vulnerability in Azure Compute Gallery caused by improper handling of a path containing the traversal sequence '.../...//'. The provided description indicates that an authorized attacker can exploit this malformed path handling condition locally to gain elevated privileges. Based on the available information, the issue appears to stem from insufficient validation or canonicalization of path input, allowing a specially crafted path to bypass intended restrictions and reach privileged resources or code paths.

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Impact

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Successful exploitation allows an authorized local attacker to elevate privileges on the affected system or service context. This could enable execution of actions with higher privileges than intended, potentially leading to broader control over the local environment, access to restricted resources, or follow-on compromise depending on the privileges obtained.

Mitigation

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Until patches are applied, limit local access to trusted administrators and operators only, reduce the number of authorized users who can interact with the affected component, and monitor for suspicious use of malformed path strings or unexpected privilege transitions involving Azure Compute Gallery-related workflows. Where possible, enforce least privilege and isolate workloads to reduce the impact of local privilege escalation.

Remediation

Patch, then assume compromise.

Apply the vendor-provided security update or patched version for the affected Azure Compute Gallery component once available from Microsoft. Because the issue is tied to improper handling of a crafted path sequence, remediation should include correcting path validation and canonicalization logic so traversal-style input such as '.../...//' cannot bypass security boundaries.

PUBLIC EXPLOITS

Exploits

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No public exploit code observed for this vulnerability.

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Microsoft CorporationAci Confidential Containersapplication

Microsoft CorporationMicrosoft Aci Confidential Containersapplication

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ACTIVITY FEED

Recent activity

3 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.

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socradar blogNews

Mar 11, 2026

March 2026 Patch Tuesday: 83 Vulnerabilities, Two Publicly Disclosed Zero-Days

An elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in Azure Compute Gallery.

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