CVE-2026-118288
Microsoft Azure File Sync Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource in Azure File Sync allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Microsoft Azure File Sync Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource in Azure File Sync allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-118288- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-10
EUVDEUVD-2026-122507
Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource in Azure File Sync allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
EUVD-2026-122507- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-10
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-28fj-p3qr-478v
Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource in Azure File Sync allows an authorized...
Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource in Azure File Sync allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
GHSA-28fj-p3qr-478v- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-10
NVD
Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource in Azure File Sync allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-118288- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-10
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| published | EUVD | |
| published | EUVD, NVD | |
| aliases, references | GitHub Advisories | |
| cwes, references, severity, title | CVE List | |
| first indexed | EUVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-118288 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.0) in Microsoft Azure File Sync, published November 10, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.27%, the 19th percentile. No source names a fixed version.