CVE-2026-23662 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Missing authentication for critical function in Azure IoT Explorer allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Microsoft

Azure IoT Explorer

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`1.0.0`	affected	< 0.15.13

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Project Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Microsoft Subscribe	Azure Iot Explorer Subscribe

Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-23662

History

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 20:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Missing authentication for critical function in Azure IoT Explorer allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
Title		Azure IoT Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability
First Time appeared		Microsoft Microsoft azure Iot Explorer
Weaknesses		CWE-306 CWE-319
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_iot_explorer::::::::
Vendors & Products		Microsoft Microsoft azure Iot Explorer
References		https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-23662
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C'}`

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2026-03-10T17:05:16.330Z

Updated: 2026-03-10T19:53:45.696Z

Reserved: 2026-01-14T16:59:33.463Z

Link: CVE-2026-23662

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-03-10T19:53:42.482Z

NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-03-10T18:18:14.373

Modified: 2026-03-10T18:18:14.373

Link: CVE-2026-23662

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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