CVE-2026-42822 — Microsoft Azure Local Disconnected Operations (ALDO): CVSS 10.0 unauthenticated network elevation-of-privilege, "Exploitation More Likely"

Microsoft assigned CVE-2026-42822 (CVSS 3.1 = 10.0, CWE-287 Improper Authentication, vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H) to an authentication-bypass flaw in Azure Local Disconnected Operations (ALDO) — Microsoft's solution for running Azure services in air-gapped or partially-disconnected infrastructure environments — that allows an unauthorised network attacker to elevate privileges over a network with no credentials and no prior foothold (Microsoft MSRC, 2026-05-18). MSRC rates "Exploitation More Likely"; no in-the-wild exploitation observed and no public PoC at advisory release. Cloud-managed Azure customers using Microsoft-operated Resource Manager environments are already protected — only manually-operated air-gapped Azure Local stacks need action. Remediation requires upgrading ALDO to version 2604 or later via the standard ALDO update channel. Defender takeaway: EU public-sector operators running Azure Local for data-sovereignty / federal data-residency compliance (a common pattern in Bundesverwaltung and German Bundesbehörden environments) should treat this as a Patch-Tuesday-class emergency on disconnected infrastructure where update cadence is typically slower than cloud-managed Azure. Restrict the ALDO management plane to admin-only OOB subnets until v2604 is installed.