Microsoft patched CVE-2026-69836, a maximum-severity remote code execution vulnerability in Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory), on 21 August 2026. The flaw in its cloud identity and access management service was already being exploited in active attacks.
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Microsoft patched CVE-2026-69836, a maximum-severity remote code execution vulnerability in Entra ID, its cloud identity and access management service formerly known as Azure Active Directory [thehackernews.com#1][bleepingcomputer.com#1][cybersecuritydive.com#1]. The flaw carried a CVSS score of 10.0 and involved deserialization of untrusted data that could let an unauthenticated attacker execute
Microsoft has patched a maximum-severity vulnerability in the Entra ID identity and access management (IAM) platform that has been exploited in attacks. [...]
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Microsoft has patched a maximum-severity vulnerability in the Entra ID identity and access management (IAM) platform that has been exploited in attacks. https://www. bleepingcomputer.com/news/micr osoft/microsoft-warns-of-max-severity-entra-id-flaw-exploited-in-attacks/
Microsoft has patched a maximum-severity vulnerability, designated as CVE-2026-69836, within the Entra ID identity platform that previously allowed unauthorized remote code execution. No user action is required as the company has already mitigated the flaw. https://www. bleepingcomputer.com/news/micr osoft/microsoft-warns-of-max-severity-entra-id-flaw-exploited-in-attacks/
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