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CVE-2026-69865 — Microsoft Azure Container Registry

CVSS v3.1 10 (CRITICAL) · EPSS 0.4% (higher than 38.5% of all scored CVEs) · Priority 6.5/10 · Published 2026-09-17

As of 2026-09-18, CVE-2026-69865 is a CRITICAL-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Container Registry, CVSS v3.1 10, EPSS 0.4% (38.5th percentile). Threadlinqs Intelligence links 1 tracked threat campaign to CVE-2026-69865, most recently “Microsoft September 2026 Cloud Disclosure: 18 Elevation-of-Privilege, Information-Disclosure, and Spoofing Flaws Across Azure and Copilot AI Products, Plus a Windows Secure Kernel EoP (CVE-2026-85921)”.

Last updated: 2026-09-18

What is CVE-2026-69865?

Authorization bypass through user-controlled key in Microsoft Container Registry allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

The record classifies CVE-2026-69865 under weakness class CWE-639. 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 3 days ago.

Severity and exploitation probability

CVSS v3.1 base score: 10 — CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
EPSS (FIRST): 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 38.5% of all scored CVEs
CISA KEV: Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
Threadlinqs priority: 6.5/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
Published: 2026-09-17, last modified 2026-09-18

Is CVE-2026-69865 being exploited?

It currently carries a trending score of 39 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.

Affected products and versions

Microsoft: Azure Container Registry

How to fix CVE-2026-69865

No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-69865 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-2026-69865

1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2026-69865, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.

Microsoft September 2026 Cloud Disclosure: 18 Elevation-of-Privilege, Information-Disclosure, and Spoofing Flaws Across Azure and Copilot AI Products, Plus a Windows Secure Kernel EoP (CVE-2026-85921) — CRITICAL · 2026-09-18

Sources

Enriched from CVE.org, NVD, FIRST EPSS, GitHub Security Advisories. Last verified by Threadlinqs on 2026-09-19. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

Vendor advisory and patch

msrc.microsoft.com — vendor advisory

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