Azure Cloud Shell Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Azure
Patch Tuesday
Patch Tuesday March 2026 – known issues, zero-days and what to do
On 10 Mar 2026 Microsoft fixed 97 vulnerabilities – critical: 19, already exploited (zero-days): 0. Known issues with the updates: 1 open.
97vulnerabilities
19critical
0zero-days
1known issues
What to do now
- 19 critical vulnerabilities (mainly Windows, Azure, Microsoft Office) – roll out promptly after a short test.
- Open issue with KB5079473: “Windows 11 KB5079473: IPP-over-USB multifunction printers lose scan or fax” – check in a test group before a wide rollout.
Zero-days: already exploited
According to Microsoft, no vulnerability of this month is being exploited yet.
Critical vulnerabilities (19)
Microsoft Devices Pricing Program Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Other
Microsoft Bing Images Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Browser (Edge)
Microsoft Bing Images Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Browser (Edge)
Azure DevOps: msazure Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Azure
Azure Data Factory Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Azure
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Payment Orchestrator Service Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Other
Microsoft Purview Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Purview Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Microsoft Office · KB5002838
Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Microsoft Office · KB5002850 KB5002851 KB5002843 KB5002845
Microsoft Excel Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Microsoft Office
Microsoft ACI Confidential Containers Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Azure
Microsoft ACI Confidential Containers Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Azure
Microsoft Bing Tampering Vulnerability
Apps
Microsoft ACI Confidential Containers Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Azure
Microsoft Copilot Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Other
M365 Copilot Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Apps
Microsoft Exchange Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Server software (Exchange, SharePoint …)
Updates (KB) of this month
KB numbers according to the Security Update Guide; known issues from our update issues – click a KB to see all its entries.
| Update | Product family | Vulnerabilities | Known issues |
|---|---|---|---|
| KB5079473 | Windows | 8 | 1 |
| KB5078885 | Windows | 43 | none known |
| KB5078752 | Windows | 40 | none known |
| KB5078766 | Windows | 40 | none known |
| KB5078737 | Windows | 40 | none known |
| KB5078740 | Windows | 37 | none known |
| KB5079466 | Windows | 25 | none known |
| KB5078736 | Windows | 19 | none known |
| KB5078883 | Windows | 5 | none known |
| KB5002850 | Microsoft Office | 4 | none known |
| KB5002845 | Microsoft Office | 4 | none known |
| KB5079420 | Windows | 4 | none known |
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| Update | Product family | Vulnerabilities | Known issues |
|---|---|---|---|
| KB5002846 | Microsoft Office | 4 | none known |
| KB5002849 | Microsoft Office | 4 | none known |
| KB5002843 | Microsoft Office | 3 | none known |
| KB5078734 | Windows | 3 | none known |
| KB5081276 | Developer tools (.NET, Visual Studio …) | 3 | none known |
| KB5077472 | SQL Server | 2 | none known |
| KB5077474 | SQL Server | 2 | none known |
| KB5077471 | SQL Server | 2 | none known |
| KB5077465 | SQL Server | 2 | none known |
| KB5077468 | SQL Server | 2 | none known |
| KB5081278 | Developer tools (.NET, Visual Studio …) | 2 | none known |
| KB5002838 | Microsoft Office | 1 | none known |
| KB5002851 | Microsoft Office | 1 | none known |
| KB5002847 | Microsoft Office | 1 | none known |
| KB5002848 | Microsoft Office | 1 | none known |
| KB5077470 | SQL Server | 1 | none known |
| KB5077473 | SQL Server | 1 | none known |
| KB5078938 | Windows | 1 | none known |
| KB5078775 | Windows | 1 | none known |
| KB5078774 | Windows | 1 | none known |
| KB5002718 | Microsoft Office | 1 | none known |
| KB5077469 | SQL Server | 1 | none known |
| KB5077466 | SQL Server | 1 | none known |
| KB5081277 | Developer tools (.NET, Visual Studio …) | 1 | none known |
Known issues with the updates
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Windows 11 KB5079473: IPP-over-USB multifunction printers lose scan or fax
After KB5079473, the scan or fax function of USB multifunction printers that use IPP-over-USB (Internet Printing Protocol over USB) is reported to stop working. This is reported by users, not yet confirmed by the vendor. Only one report from a single source is known, and it is described as unresolved.
Microsoft · Windows 11 (KB5079473 and later)
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Where the information comes from
Fixed vulnerabilities, severity, zero-days and KB numbers come from the official Microsoft Security Update Guide (MSRC); known issues, workarounds and dated changes from our update issues, each with its source. “What to do now” is derived from this data using fixed rules, without AI.
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