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CVE-2026-56160CRITICAL
Microsoft Azure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO) — Azure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   L   N  C  H  H  H    9.9   .0058   45.4     —
AFFECTED
  Product                        Versions  Fixed
  Azure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO)  - –       —
TIMELINE
  Jun 19  Reserved by microsoft
  Jul 23  Published (CNA: microsoft)
  Jul 24  RESCORED — CVE-2026-56160 (Microsoft Azure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO)). CVSS 9.1 → 9.9 (NVD).
CWE-285 · CNA: microsoft · CVSS v3.1 · 1 reference · NVD status: Analyzed

Description

Improper authorization in Azure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
June 19, 2026ReservedReserved by microsoft
July 23, 2026PublishedPublished (CNA: microsoft)
July 24, 2026RESCOREDRESCORED — CVE-2026-56160 (Microsoft Azure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO)). CVSS 9.1 → 9.9 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
MicrosoftAzure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO)-

Weaknesses

CWE-285

References (1)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2026-56160 at cve.org

Vendors: microsoft

Weaknesses: CWE-285

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This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2026-56160 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Wednesday, August 19, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.