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CVE-2026-33844 — Microsoft Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra

CVSS v3.1 9 (CRITICAL) · EPSS 0.0% (higher than 17.3% of all scored CVEs) · Priority 5.2/10 · Published 2026-05-07

As of 2026-05-26, CVE-2026-33844 is a CRITICAL-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra, CVSS v3.1 9, EPSS 0.0% (17.3th percentile). Threadlinqs Intelligence links 1 tracked threat campaign to CVE-2026-33844, most recently “Microsoft May 2026 Patch Tuesday — 137 CVEs, 31 Critical (16 RCE) Including CVE-2026-41089 Pre-Auth Netlogon Stack Overflow on Domain Controllers”.

Last updated: 2026-05-26

What is CVE-2026-33844?

Improper input validation in Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.

The record classifies CVE-2026-33844 under weakness class CWE-20. Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw is reachable remotely over the network, needs low-privilege credentials, needs a user to take an action first, and has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability. 1 affected-product entry is recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 128 days ago.

Severity and exploitation probability

CVSS v3.1 base score
9 — CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
EPSS (FIRST)
0.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 17.3% of all scored CVEs
CISA KEV
Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
Threadlinqs priority
5.2/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
Published
2026-05-07, last modified 2026-05-26

Is CVE-2026-33844 being exploited?

It currently carries a trending score of 9 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.

Affected products and versions

How to fix CVE-2026-33844

No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-33844 in the tracked sources. Follow the references below for a fix, and treat the products listed above as exposed until the vendor states otherwise.

Threat activity tracking CVE-2026-33844

1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2026-33844, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.

Sources

Seeded from cveorg and not yet processed by the Threadlinqs enrichment pipeline, so blank CVSS, EPSS or KEV fields above mean NOT MEASURED rather than measured-absent.

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