Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Publicly Disclosed:No;Exploited:No;Latest Software Release:N/A CVE-2026-122986 · score 7.8/10
What could go wrong?
Someone who already has a normal account could give themselves full admin rights.
How urgent is it?
Check Microsoft’s page for details.
Who is affected?
kernel-mshv-6.6.137.mshv2-2.azl3.x86_64 on Azure Linux 3.0
What should I do?
Install this month’s updates via Windows Update, Intune or your update tool, then restart.
Known problems
Microsoft lists known issues per update: no KB article listed. Official page.