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Security Updates for Azure Connected Machine Agent < 1.68 (October 2026)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 366208

Synopsis

The Microsoft Azure Connected Machine Agent installation on the remote host is affected by an elevation of privilege vulnerability.

Description

The Microsoft Azure Connected Machine Agent installation on the remote host is missing security updates. It is, therefore, affected by an elevation of privilege vulnerability:

 - Server-side request forgery (ssrf) in Azure Arc allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network. (CVE-2026-96204)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update to Azure Connected Machine Agent version 1.68 or later.

See Also

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-96204

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 366208

File Name: smb_nt_ms26_oct_azure_connected_machine_agent.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: windows

Published: 10/15/2026

Updated: 10/15/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.67

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-96204

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_connected_machine_agent

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Microsoft Azure Connected Machine Agent

Patch Publication Date: 10/13/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/13/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-96204