---
title: "CVE-2026-69865: Microsoft Container Registry - Authorization Bypass"
description: "Microsoft Container Registry contains an authorization bypass caused by user-controlled key manipulation, letting unauthorized attackers elevate privileges over a network, exploit requires network access."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-69865/
---

# CVE-2026-69865 Microsoft Container Registry - Authorization Bypass

Microsoft Container Registry contains an authorization bypass caused by user-controlled key manipulation, 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

EPSS

0.80% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-69865)

## Details

Type

Authorization Bypass

Impact

Privilege Escalation

CVSS vector

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

Published

17 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-639](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/639.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest version of Microsoft Container Registry.

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-2026-69865](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-69865)
- [https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69865](https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-69865)

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- 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
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