CVE-2025-26683
published 2025-03-31CVE-2025-26683: Improper authorization in Azure Playwright allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
PriorityP259critical9.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.59%
43.6th percentile
Improper authorization in Azure Playwright allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Affected
2 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | azure_playwright | — | — |
| msrc | azure_playwright | — | — |
Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote
- ·This vulnerability was fully mitigated server-side by Microsoft; no customer action is required and no patch is distributed to end users. Detection at the network or endpoint level is not possible via traditional IOC-based methods. ↗
- ·The CVE has not been publicly exploited or disclosed in the wild, limiting availability of operational indicators. ↗
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.19.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vendor_msrc8.1HIGH
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GHSA
GHSA-7r6g-q2j3-vcf5: Improper authorization in Azure Playwright allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-04-01
CVE-2025-26683 [HIGH] CWE-285 GHSA-7r6g-q2j3-vcf5: Improper authorization in Azure Playwright allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network
Improper authorization in Azure Playwright allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Microsoft
Azure Playwright Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
vendor_msrc·2025-03-11·CVSS 8.1
CVE-2025-26683 [HIGH] CWE-285 Azure Playwright Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Azure Playwright Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Description: Improper authorization in Azure Playwright allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
FAQ: Why are there no links to an update or instructions with steps that must be taken to protect from this vulnerability?
This vulnerability has already been fully mitigated by Microsoft. There is no action for users of this service to take. The purpose of this CVE is to provide further transparency.
Please see Toward greater transparency: Unveiling Cloud Service CVEs for more information.
Azure Playwright: Azure Playwright
Microsoft: Microsoft
Customer Action Required: No
Impact: Elevation of Privilege
Exploit Status: Publicly Disclosed:No;Exploited:No;Latest Software Release:N/A
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
2025-03-31
Published