CVE-2026-85922: Microsoft Azure Key Vault authentication bypass

CVE-2026-85922 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.4 · Published 2026-10-13

Azure Key Vault is Microsoft's service for managing cryptographic keys and secrets used to protect sensitive data in cloud applications. A weak authentication mechanism allows an attacker to bypass security controls and gain unauthorized access to stored secrets over the network, potentially compromising all data encrypted with those keys.

Technologies: Microsoft Azure Key Vault. Vendors: Microsoft.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-85922 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-85922 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-85922?
High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.4, published 13 October 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
Microsoft Azure Key Vault.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-85922?
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.
How is CVE-2026-85922 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a hosted service.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-85922?
Check whether you run Microsoft Azure Key Vault, Microsoft Azure-Keyvault-Administration, Microsoft Azure-Keyvault-Certificates or one of the others listed. 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.

Technical details

The vulnerability involves weak authentication in Azure Key Vault that permits unauthorized network-based access to bypass security features. An attacker can exploit this over the network without requiring prior authentication or user interaction to circumvent the security controls protecting cryptographic material.

Affected products

  • Microsoft Azure Key Vault

References

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