Microsoft patches critical flaws across Entra ID, Arc, and Exchange Online that could enable remote code execution

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Microsoft has patched multiple maximum-severity vulnerabilities in Entra ID, Azure Arc, and Exchange Online that could let attackers with no privileges execute code remotely and escalate privileges. Key flaws include CVE-2026-69836 in Entra ID (deserialization of untrusted data), CVE-2026-65816 and CVE-2026-69555 in Azure Arc, CVE-2026-65801 in Exchange Online, and CVE-2026-65770 affecting an Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra. Patches are in place and no action is required, with exploit code not publicly available. An August update notes CVE-2026-69836 was initially misflagged as exploited in the wild.
Topics:technology#azure-arc#entra-id#exchange-online#privilege-escalation#remote-code-execution#security
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