# CVE-2026-70340: Missing authorization in Azure CycleCloud allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-70340-missing-authorization-in-azure-cyclecloud-allows-an-authorized  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-08-11  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-70340 · Severity: high · CVSS 8.1 · Published 2026-08-11

Missing authorization in Azure CycleCloud allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

Technologies: [Microsoft Azure CycleCloud](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/azure-cyclecloud). Vendors: [Microsoft](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/microsoft).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-70340 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-70340 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-70340?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.1, published 11 August 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Microsoft Azure CycleCloud. The advisory does not name versions.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-70340?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-70340?** Check whether you run Microsoft Azure CycleCloud. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- Microsoft Azure CycleCloud

## Related threats

- [Microsoft Azure CycleCloud path traversal privilege escalation](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-114161-improper-limitation-of-a-pathname-to-a-restricted-directory-path)
- [Microsoft Azure CycleCloud path traversal](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-113823-improper-limitation-of-a-pathname-to-a-restricted-directory-path)
- [Azure CycleCloud privilege escalation via missing authorization](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-113822-missing-authorization-in-azure-cyclecloud-allows-an-authorized)
- [Microsoft Azure CycleCloud OS command injection](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-102224-improper-neutralization-of-special-elements-used-in-an-os)
- [Azure CycleCloud OS command injection](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-100207-improper-neutralization-of-special-elements-used-in-an-os)