Description
Insufficient verification of data authenticity in Azure Billing allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Published: 2026-09-17
Score: 10 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Privilege Escalation
Action: Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

Azure Billing allows an attacker to bypass data authenticity verifications, enabling unauthorized privilege elevation within the billing service. The flaw could let an attacker gain higher access rights over the network, potentially manipulating billing information or accessing other protected resources. The weakness is a verification failure (CWE‑345).

Affected Systems

Microsoft Azure Billing service. No specific version details are provided, so the vulnerability applies to any deployment of the Azure Billing product that lacks the latest security updates.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 10 indicates a critical severity, while the EPSS score of less than 1% suggests that exploitation is unlikely at this time. The vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. The likely attack vector is over a network where the attacker can send forged data to the billing service without proper authentication or validation.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 19, 2026 at 00:38 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply the latest Microsoft patch or update for Azure Billing.
  • Reconfigure the billing service to enforce strict data authenticity checks and reject unauthenticated requests.
  • Restrict network access to the billing service, allowing only trusted IP ranges and enforcing MFA for administrative actions.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 19, 2026 at 00:38 UTC.

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History

Sat, 19 Sep 2026 05:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 17 Sep 2026 23:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Insufficient verification of data authenticity in Azure Billing allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Title Azure Billing Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
First Time appeared Microsoft
Microsoft azure Billing
Weaknesses CWE-345
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_billing:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Microsoft
Microsoft azure Billing
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 10, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C'}


Subscriptions

Microsoft Azure Billing
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-08T18:20:38.364Z

Reserved: 2026-07-14T21:13:55.100Z

Link: CVE-2026-62874

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-18T13:00:29.959Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-09-18T00:16:57.930

Modified: 2026-10-07T13:47:35.200

Link: CVE-2026-62874

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-19T00:45:14Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-345

    Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity