---
title: "CVE-2026-110063: Azure VM Inspector - Privilege Escalation"
description: "Azure VM Inspector contains a privilege escalation caused by improper link resolution before file access, letting unauthorized attackers elevate privileges over a network, exploit requires network access."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-110063/
---

# CVE-2026-110063 Azure VM Inspector - Privilege Escalation

Azure VM Inspector contains a privilege escalation caused by improper link resolution before file access, letting unauthorized attackers elevate privileges over a network, exploit requires network access.

CVSS base score 10.0 /10

Critical

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-110063)

## Details

Type

Privilege Escalation

Impact

Privilege Escalation

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Published

22 October 2026

Updated

23 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-59](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/59.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest version of Azure VM Inspector.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-110063](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-110063)
- [https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-110063](https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-110063)

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## What this record can't tell you

- Whether you run the affected software, and where
- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
- What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first

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