CVE-2026-21228 (GCVE-0-2026-21228)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-10 17:51 – Updated: 2026-02-18 20:02
VLAI?
Title
Azure Local Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Summary
Improper certificate validation in Azure Local allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Severity ?
8.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CWE
  • CWE-295 - Improper Certificate Validation
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Microsoft Azure Local Affected: 1.0.0 , < 2510.0.3002 (custom)
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