Microsoft Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra improper authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra. It has been declared as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in improper authorization. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-33844. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. This product is a managed service. This means that users are not able to maintain vulnerability countermeasures themselves.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra (version now known). Affected is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Improper access control in Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.

The advisory is available at msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-33844 since 03/24/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/04/2026). This vulnerability is assigned to T1548.002 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at EUVD (EUVD-2026-28451) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2026-1419). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Affected

  • Microsoft Azure

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Managed Service

  • yes

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.5

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 9.0
CNA Vector (microsoft): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authorization
CWE: CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

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Timelineinfo

03/24/2026 CVE reserved
05/08/2026 +44 days Advisory disclosed
05/08/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
06/04/2026 +27 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-33844 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-33844
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-361962
EUVD: 🔒
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2026-1419 - Microsoft Azure: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 05/08/2026 05:46
Updated: 06/04/2026 14:17
Changes: 05/08/2026 05:46 (62), 05/10/2026 11:47 (7), 05/24/2026 02:53 (1), 06/04/2026 14:17 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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