Description
Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource in Azure SQL Database allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Published: 2026-08-11
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

An incorrect permission assignment for a critical resource in Azure SQL Database allows an authorized attacker with some existing subscription or user rights to elevate privileges locally. The flaw represents an authorization weakness (CWE‑732) that can enable a user to gain capabilities beyond what they were originally allowed.

Affected Systems

Microsoft Azure SQL Database is the affected product. No specific version information was listed, so any deployment of Azure SQL Database that is using the affected configuration is potentially impacted.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 7.8 classifies the vulnerability as high severity, indicating significant potential impact if exploited. The EPSS score is not available, so the likelihood of exploitation cannot be quantified from the public data. It is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, suggesting no known widespread exploitation yet. Attackers would likely need an authenticated, authorized session within Azure SQL Database to abuse the misconfigured permissions; the vulnerability does not appear to be directly exploitable by unauthenticated or remote actors.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 12, 2026 at 12:27 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply the security update for Azure SQL Database referenced in the Microsoft advisory to correct the permission assignment.
  • Audit and tighten role assignments and resource permissions, ensuring least privilege is enforced for all users and services.
  • Monitor audit logs for any unauthorized privilege escalation attempts and adjust monitoring rules accordingly.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 12, 2026 at 12:27 UTC.

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Advisories

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History

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 11 Aug 2026 17:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource in Azure SQL Database allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Title Azure SQL Database Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
First Time appeared Microsoft
Microsoft azure Sql Database
Weaknesses CWE-732
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_sql_database:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Microsoft
Microsoft azure Sql Database
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C'}


Subscriptions

Microsoft Azure Sql Database
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-12T03:59:54.892Z

Reserved: 2026-07-16T22:05:22.740Z

Link: CVE-2026-63522

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-11T17:52:34.423Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-08-11T17:18:49.017

Modified: 2026-08-12T05:19:06.717

Link: CVE-2026-63522

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-12T12:30:03Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-732

    Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource