Azure Sdk For JavaApplication · Microsoft

CVE-2026-33117

CRITICAL · 9.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-05-12
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 4.10.6 or later.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
The Java Key Vault Keys library in the Azure SDK for Java contains an issue in the local cryptographic verification path where authentication tag comparison was implemented incorrectly. In affected applications that use the vulnerable local cryptography path, specially crafted encrypted input may bypass integrity verification checks. Operations delegated to the Key Vault service are not affected. The issue is addressed in version 4.10.6.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

The Azure SDK for Java's Key Vault Keys library has a flaw in its local cryptographic verification where the authentication tag comparison was implemented incorrectly. This allows specially crafted encrypted input to bypass integrity checks, potentially enabling tampering of encrypted data without detection. The Key Vault service-side operations are not affected.

MitigationUpgrade the azure-security-keyvault-keys library to version 4.10.6 or later to remediate this vulnerability.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Azure Sdk For JavaApplication
Affected:< 4.10.6

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify azure-security-keyvault-keys library presence
    Examine your project's dependency management file (pom.xml for Maven or build.gradle for Gradle) for a dependency on com.azure:azure-security-keyvault-keys
    Affected if The library is present in the project dependencies
  2. Determine installed library version
    Run 'mvn dependency:tree | grep azure-security-keyvault-keys' for Maven projects, or 'gradle dependencies | grep azure-securityvault-keys' for Gradle projects to list the resolved version
    Affected if The resolved version is lower than 4.10.6
  3. Check if local cryptographic operations are performed
    Review application code for calls to CryptoAsyncClient or CryptoClient that perform local decryption operations using the library's local encryption/decryption features (not service-side only operations)
    Affected if The application performs local decryption of encrypted data using the Key Vault Keys library's local cryptographic verification features

Your environment is affected if the azure-security-keyvault-keys library version is below 4.10.6 AND your application uses local cryptographic operations (not exclusively service-side Key Vault operations) for decryption or encryption verification.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 4.10.6 or later
Fixed in 4.10.6
Interim mitigation

Upgrade the azure-security-keyvault-keys library to version 4.10.6 or later to remediate this vulnerability.

Recommended fix High confidence

4.10.6

  1. Identify all Java projects that depend on the Azure SDK for Java Key Vault Keys library
  2. Locate the dependency management configuration (e.g., pom.xml, build.gradle, gradle.properties) in each project
  3. Find the current version of the com.azure:azure-security-keyvault-keys dependency
  4. Update the version to 4.10.6 or later in the dependency configuration
  5. Rebuild and test the application to ensure the upgrade does not cause regressions

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Azure Sdk For Java Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
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