Azure Logic AppsApplication · Microsoft

CVE-2026-42823

CRITICAL · 9.9 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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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable 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
Improper access control in Azure Logic Apps allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges 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

Azure Logic Apps contains an improper access control vulnerability that allows an authenticated attacker to escalate privileges. The vulnerability involves broken access control mechanisms within the Logic Apps service, potentially enabling a user with limited permissions to gain higher-level access to resources or functionalities they should not have.

MitigationReview and enforce role-based access control (RBAC) assignments for Azure Logic Apps, implement least-privilege principles, and apply any available Microsoft security updates or patches for Logic Apps. Validate that all Logic App triggers and actions properly validate authorization for each operation.

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 Logic AppsApplication
Affected:all versions

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
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

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 Logic Apps resources in your Azure subscription
    Run 'az resource list --resource-type Microsoft.Logic/workflows' to list all Logic App resources, or check the Azure Portal under Logic Apps service
    Affected if Any Logic App resource exists in the subscription - all versions are affected by this vulnerability
  2. Review RBAC role assignments on Logic App resources
    Use Azure Portal or run 'az role assignment list --scope <logic-app-resource-id>' to list all role assignments for each Logic App. Focus on identifying non-standard or overly permissive assignments
    Affected if Users or service principals have role assignments that grant more than Reader access (such as Contributor or Owner) on Logic App resources
  3. Check for privilege escalation paths in Logic App identities
    Examine whether Logic Apps have managed identities enabled and what permissions those identities have to other Azure resources. Run 'az logicapp show --name <name> --resource-group <rg>' and check the 'identity' property
    Affected if Logic Apps with system or user-assigned identities have broad permissions to access other resources without proper justification
  4. Audit Logic App workflow trigger and action authorizations
    Review the workflow JSON definition (via 'az logicapp workflow show') to identify any triggers or actions that may not validate authorization for each operation, particularly HTTP or custom connector actions
    Affected if Logic App workflows contain HTTP triggers, webhook triggers, or custom connector actions that process requests without explicit authorization checks

You are affected if you have any Azure Logic Apps deployed with users granted Contributor or Owner roles, or if your Logic Apps have workflows with triggers/actions that do not enforce per-operation authorization validation.

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

Review and enforce role-based access control (RBAC) assignments for Azure Logic Apps, implement least-privilege principles, and apply any available Microsoft security updates or patches for Logic Apps. Validate that all Logic App triggers and actions properly validate authorization for each operation.

Fix this in Azure Logic Apps Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation8.0 h
  • Implementation12.0 h
  • Testing8.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
32.0 hours of engineering $5,680
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