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CVE-2021-36949 (GCVE-0-2021-36949)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-08-12 18:12 – Updated: 2026-08-10 15:10
VLAI
Title
Microsoft Azure Active Directory Connect Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Summary
Microsoft Azure Active Directory Connect Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
CWE
  • Elevation of Privilege
References
Impacted products
Date Public
2021-08-10 14:00
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