Azure Machine LearningApplication · Microsoft

CVE-2026-33833

HIGH · 8.2 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-05-12
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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89/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges

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
Improper neutralization of special elements in output used by a downstream component ('injection') in Azure Machine Learning allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.

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

This is an injection vulnerability in Azure Machine Learning where special elements in output are not properly neutralized before being used by a downstream component, allowing an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing attacks over a network.

MitigationImplement proper output encoding and validation for all data passed to downstream components; apply Azure security best practices and ensure ML pipelines sanitize any user-controlled or external inputs before processing.

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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 Machine LearningApplication
Affected:= 3.0.0

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
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/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. Check Azure Machine Learning version
    Run 'az ml version' or check the Azure portal under the Machine Learning workspace properties to confirm the installed Azure ML version
    Affected if Version is exactly 3.0.0
  2. Identify ML pipelines in the workspace
    Run 'az ml pipeline list' or use Azure ML studio to list all registered pipelines in the workspace
    Affected if Any ML pipelines exist that process and output data to downstream components
  3. Review pipeline data sources for external input
    Inspect each pipeline's data inputs using 'az ml pipeline show' or examine pipeline JSON configuration files for data sources that accept user-controlled or external data
    Affected if Pipelines use external data sources, user-provided inputs, or data from untrusted origins
  4. Examine output configuration and downstream integrations
    Check pipeline output settings and any configured downstream components (e.g., webhooks, APIs, storage sinks) that consume Azure ML outputs
    Affected if Pipeline outputs are passed to downstream components without explicit output encoding or validation documented
  5. Audit input validation settings in pipelines
    Review pipeline code or YAML configuration for any input validation, sanitization, or encoding steps applied to data before output generation
    Affected if No input validation or encoding is implemented on data flowing through the pipeline to downstream components

You are affected if your Azure Machine Learning version is exactly 3.0.0 and you have ML pipelines that pass output to downstream components without encoding or validation on external/user-controlled inputs.

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

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement proper output encoding and validation for all data passed to downstream components; apply Azure security best practices and ensure ML pipelines sanitize any user-controlled or external inputs before processing.

Fix this in Azure Machine Learning Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
22.0 hours of engineering $3,860
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