# CVE-2026-49163 — Microsoft Application Insights Profiler

> As of 2026-10-08, CVE-2026-49163 is a HIGH-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Application Insights Profiler, CVSS v3.1 8.8, EPSS 1.0% (62.4th percentile). Threadlinqs Intelligence links 1 tracked threat campaign to CVE-2026-49163, most recently “Microsoft August 2026 Patch Tuesday: 400 Flaws Fixed, Including Lazarus-Exploited Zero-Day CVE-2026-68820 (AFD.sys) and Two Publicly Disclosed Zero-Days (CVE-2026-62832 "LegacyHive", CVE-2026-72971)”.

**Last updated:** 2026-10-08

## What is CVE-2026-49163?

Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in Application Insights Profiler allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

The record classifies CVE-2026-49163 under weakness class [CWE-22](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cwe/CWE-22). Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw is reachable remotely over the network, needs low-privilege credentials, needs no user interaction, and has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability. 1 affected-product entry is recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 65 days ago.

## Severity and exploitation probability

- **CVSS v3.1 base score:** 8.8 — HIGH (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C`)
- **EPSS (FIRST):** 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62.4% of all scored CVEs
- **CISA KEV:** Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- **Threadlinqs priority:** 6.9/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- **Published:** 2026-08-06, last modified 2026-10-08

## Is CVE-2026-49163 being exploited?

It currently carries a trending score of 34 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.

## Affected products and versions

- [Microsoft](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/vendors/microsoft): Application Insights Profiler

## How to fix CVE-2026-49163

No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-49163 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-2026-49163

1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2026-49163, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.

- [Microsoft August 2026 Patch Tuesday: 400 Flaws Fixed, Including Lazarus-Exploited Zero-Day CVE-2026-68820 (AFD.sys) and Two Publicly Disclosed Zero-Days (CVE-2026-62832 "LegacyHive", CVE-2026-72971)](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-1987) — CRITICAL · 2026-08-11

## Sources

Enriched from CVE.org, FIRST EPSS, GitHub Security Advisories. Last verified by Threadlinqs on 2026-10-10.

**Vendor advisory and patch**

- [msrc.microsoft.com — vendor advisory](https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-49163)

Canonical: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2026-49163
Full detection coverage and IOCs for threats exploiting CVE-2026-49163 via the Threadlinqs MCP server (Purple tier): https://intel.threadlinqs.com/mcp