[CIVN-2026-0255] Privilege Elevation Vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Local Disconnected Operations (ALDO)

By Published On: May 21, 2026

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Privilege Elevation Vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Local Disconnected Operations (ALDO)


Indian – Computer Emergency Response Team (https://www.cert-in.org.in)


Severity Rating: CRITICAL


Software Affected


Microsoft Azure Local Disconnected Operations.

Overview


A critical vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Azure Local Disconnected Operations that could allow an unauthorized remote attacker to elevate privileges on the targeted system.


Target Audience:

Organizations, enterprises, cloud administrators, and users utilizing Microsoft Azure Local Disconnected Operations.


Risk Assessment:

Very high risk of privilege escalation, unauthorized administrative access, and compromise of affected systems and services.


Impact Assessment:

Potential impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system.


Description


Azure Local Disconnected Operations is a Microsoft solution designed to enable Azure services and management capabilities in disconnected or limited-connectivity environments.


The vulnerability exists due to improper authentication handling within Azure Local Disconnected Operations. The affected component fails to adequately validate authentication requests, which could allow an unauthorized remote attacker to bypass authentication controls and obtaining elevated privileges.


Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow the attacker to gain unauthorized elevated access, perform privileged actions, access sensitive information and compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and overall security of the affected system.


Solution


Apply appropriate updates as mentioned by the vendor:

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-42822



Vendor Information


Microsoft

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-42822


References


Microsoft

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-42822


CVE Name

CVE-2026-42822




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Postal address:

Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In)

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

Government of India

Electronics Niketan

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New Delhi-110 003

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