PT-2026-40255 · Microsoft · Azure Monitor Agent

Published 2026-05-12 · Updated 2026-05-12 · CVE-2026-42830

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Azure Monitor Agent (affected versions not specified)

Description An untrusted search path in Azure Monitor Agent allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

LPE

Untrusted Search Path

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-426

Related Identifiers

BDU:2026-06867

CVE-2026-42830

Affected Products

Azure Monitor Agent

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42830 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-42830 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2026-06867 · Security Note
• https://t.me/CVEtracker/53521 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/windowsforum/status/2054325880223125994 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/2054341006892441608 · Twitter Post