VDB-345305 · CVE-2026-23655 · GCVE-0-2026-23655

Microsoft Microsoft ACI Confidential Containers cleartext storage

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Microsoft Microsoft ACI Confidential Containers. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation leads to cleartext storage. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-23655. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Microsoft Microsoft ACI Confidential Containers (affected version not known). This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cleartext storage vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-312. The product stores sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Azure Compute Gallery allows an authorized attacker to disclose information over a network.

The weakness was published 02/10/2026 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared at msrc.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-23655. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/26/2026). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1555 for this issue.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

Virtualization Software

Vendor

Microsoft

Name

Microsoft ACI Confidential Containers

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.8
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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 6.5
Vendor Vector (Microsoft): 🔒

CNA Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cleartext storage
CWE: CWE-312 / CWE-310
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
Status: 🔍

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Timelineinfo

02/10/2026 VulDB entry created
02/10/2026 +0 days Advisory disclosed
02/10/2026 +0 days Countermeasure disclosed
02/26/2026 +16 days VulDB entry last update