---
id: "CVE-2026-118742"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-118742"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-118742"]
title: "Azure Front Door: permission flaw lets an unauthorized attacker gain privileges"
severity: "high"
cvss: 8.6
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "vendor"
products: [{"name": "Azure Front Door", "fixed": [], "affected": "", "ecosystem": "vendor"}]
ecosystems: ["vendor"]
tags: ["azure", "azure-front-door", "vendor"]
not_affected_if: ["managed-hosting"]
published_at: "2026-11-10T19:19:51+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-10T19:24:55+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-10T19:34:23+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118742", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T19:24:55+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Azure Front Door: permission flaw lets an unauthorized attacker gain privileges

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-118742 (this .md is for agents)

Azure Front Door, Microsoft's hosted content delivery and load balancing service, assigns permissions to a critical resource incorrectly. A remote attacker without authorization can elevate their privileges over the network.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Affected

- vendor:Azure Front Door affected range not listed fixed no fixed version listed

## Timeline

- 2026-11-10T19:24:55+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118742

## From the sources

Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource in Azure Front Door (AFD) allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

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