---
id: CVE-2026-97785
title: AAD App Proxy Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
summary: >-
  Improper authentication in AAD App Proxy allows an unauthorized attacker to
  elevate privileges over a network.
severity: critical
cvss: 10
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-287
vendor: Microsoft
product: Microsoft Entra application proxy
affected:
  - entra_application_proxy -
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'yes'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-10-26T10:17:16.482413Z'
published: '2026-10-22'
updated: '2026-10-28'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-28T18:08:55.401Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-97785'
references:
  - url: 'https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-97785'
    label: AAD App Proxy Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00646
epssPercentile: 0.50809
ingestedAt: '2026-10-22T22:00:50.453Z'
---

## Overview

Improper authentication in AAD App Proxy allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

## Affected

- `entra_application_proxy -`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.