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CVE-2026-87701 — Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB

CVSS v3.1 9.6 (CRITICAL) · EPSS 0.4% (higher than 37.4% of all scored CVEs) · Priority 6.3/10 · Published 2026-09-17

As of 2026-09-19, CVE-2026-87701 is a CRITICAL-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB, CVSS v3.1 9.6, EPSS 0.4% (37.4th percentile). Threadlinqs Intelligence links 1 tracked threat campaign to CVE-2026-87701, 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: 2026-09-19

What is CVE-2026-87701?

Improper neutralization of special elements in output used by a downstream component ('injection') in Azure Cosmos DB allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

The record classifies CVE-2026-87701 under weakness class CWE-74. 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. 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: 9.6 — CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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 37.4% of all scored CVEs
CISA KEV: Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
Threadlinqs priority: 6.3/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
Published: 2026-09-17, last modified 2026-09-19

Is CVE-2026-87701 being exploited?

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

Affected products and versions

Microsoft: Azure Cosmos DB

How to fix CVE-2026-87701

No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-87701 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-2026-87701

1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2026-87701, 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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