# CVE-2026-62916 — Microsoft Entra

> As of 2026-10-08, CVE-2026-62916 is a CRITICAL-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Entra, CVSS v3.1 9.1, EPSS 0.8% (57.4th percentile). Threadlinqs Intelligence links 2 tracked threat campaigns to CVE-2026-62916, most recently “September 2026 Microsoft Patch Tuesday — Record 966+ Vulnerabilities with Two Actively Exploited Zero-Days (CVE-2026-81963, CVE-2026-85880) and Multiple Critical Wormable RCEs”.

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

## What is CVE-2026-62916?

Authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel in Microsoft Entra ID allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

The record classifies CVE-2026-62916 under weakness class [CWE-288](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cwe/CWE-288). Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw is reachable remotely over the network, needs no prior authentication, needs no user interaction, and has high impact on confidentiality, integrity. 1 affected-product entry is recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 49 days ago.

## Severity and exploitation probability

- **CVSS v3.1 base score:** 9.1 — CRITICAL (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C`)
- **EPSS (FIRST):** 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57.4% of all scored CVEs
- **CISA KEV:** Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- **Threadlinqs priority:** 6.8/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- **Published:** 2026-09-03, last modified 2026-10-08

## Is CVE-2026-62916 being exploited?

It currently carries a trending score of 45 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.

## Affected products and versions

- [Microsoft](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/vendors/microsoft): Entra

## How to fix CVE-2026-62916

No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-62916 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-2026-62916

2 tracked threats in the Threadlinqs corpus reference CVE-2026-62916, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.

- [September 2026 Microsoft Patch Tuesday — Record 966+ Vulnerabilities with Two Actively Exploited Zero-Days (CVE-2026-81963, CVE-2026-85880) and Multiple Critical Wormable RCEs](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-2398) — CRITICAL · 2026-09-08
- [Microsoft September 2026 Patch Tuesday — 999 CVEs, 3 actively exploited zero-days (CVE-2026-85880, CVE-2026-81963, CVE-2026-85046)](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-2407) — CRITICAL · 2026-09-08

## Sources

Enriched from CVE.org, FIRST EPSS. 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-2026-62916)

Canonical: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2026-62916
Full detection coverage and IOCs for threats exploiting CVE-2026-62916 via the Threadlinqs MCP server (Purple tier): https://intel.threadlinqs.com/mcp