Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Azure Local Cluster 1.0.0 may inadequately protect credentials. A locally authorized attacker with low privileges could expose sensitive information and potentially affect data integrity or service availability. Exploitation requires local access; the supplied sources do not establish remote or unauthenticated exploitation.
Executive priority
Prioritize prompt validation and remediation on Azure Local Cluster 1.0.0 systems, especially those with broad local access or sensitive credentials. The high rating warrants accelerated handling, although the local-access requirement and absence of confirmed active exploitation reduce emergency-level urgency.
Technical view
CVE-2025-26628 is a CWE-522 credential-protection weakness in Microsoft Azure Local Cluster 1.0.0. Its CVSS 3.1 score is 7.3, with local attack vector, low complexity, low privileges, and no user interaction. The vector indicates high confidentiality and integrity impact and low availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is indicated for Azure Local Cluster version 1.0.0. Risk is concentrated where untrusted or compromised low-privilege users can obtain local authorized access. The bundle provides no CPEs, affected build ranges, or deployment-specific prerequisites, so administrators should confirm applicability through Microsoft’s advisory.
Exploitation context
The CVE is not listed in CISA KEV within the supplied bundle. No cited source establishes active exploitation or publicly available exploitation. The attack requires local access and low privileges, reducing reach compared with a remote flaw but increasing insider and post-compromise risk.
Researcher notes
The supplied record identifies CWE-522 and version 1.0.0 but provides no CPEs, affected build boundaries, patch identifiers, technical root-cause detail, or exploitation telemetry. Treat broader version exposure as unconfirmed. The CVSS vector includes integrity and availability effects despite the information-disclosure title.
Mitigation direction
- Review Microsoft’s CVE advisory and apply the identified security update after confirming applicability.
- Restrict local cluster access to necessary, trusted administrators and service identities.
- Review privileges assigned to local users and remove unnecessary authorization.
- Rotate potentially exposed credentials if investigation identifies suspicious access.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Azure Local Cluster deployments and identify systems running version 1.0.0.
- Compare each cluster’s update status with Microsoft’s CVE advisory.
- Review local accounts and service identities capable of accessing affected clusters.
- Investigate unusual access to credentials or sensitive cluster information.
Public sources used
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CWE-522: Credential and account abuse lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 7.3 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C1.85.5microsoftVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.3HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- Azure Local Cluster Information Disclosure VulnerabilityCVE reference, microsoft · vendor-advisory, patch
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CWE details
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Insufficiently Protected Credentials
Insufficiently Protected Credentials represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.