Incorrect authorization in Azure Privileged Identity Management (PIM) - CVE-2026-114162
Published: November 11, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU165841
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-114162
CWE-ID: CWE-863
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote privileged user to escalate privileges to Global Administrator in the affected tenant.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect authorization in Microsoft Graph when processing role-management requests. A remote privileged user can send a specially crafted network request through an application they control with the affected role-removal permission to assign privileged directory roles and gain Global Administrator privileges.
Affected software
Azure Privileged Identity Management (PIM)
How to mitigate CVE-2026-114162
Install security update from vendor's website.
Azure Privileged Identity Management (PIM) - update to 2.0.32.2053