CVE detail
CVE-2026-42830
Untrusted search path in Azure Monitor Agent allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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Buzz score components · mention 11.0 · diversity 6.5 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
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- The May 2026 Security Update ReviewZero Day Initiative
take a closer look at some of the more interesting updates for this month, starting with a nasty-looking bug in DNS: - CVE-2026-41096 - Windows DNS Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability This patch fixes a heap-based buffer overflow in the DNS Client triggered by a malicious DNS response. No authentication or user interaction needed, and since the
vendorwww.thezdi.comMay 12, 2026, 6:38 PM - CVE-2026-42830 Azure Monitor Agent Metrics Extension Elevation of Privilege VulnerabilityMicrosoft MSRC
Untrusted search path in Azure Monitor Agent allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
vendormsrc.microsoft.comMay 12, 2026, 2:00 PM
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