Exploitation evidence
Not listed in the latest downloaded CISA KEV catalog. This does not establish an absence of exploitation.
KEV checked 13 Nov 2026, 00:20 Jerusalem · Original catalog ↗Reported products and versions
Microsoft / Azure File Sync
Default status: Not specified
- affected: 23.1.0.0 to < 23.2 (custom)
Microsoft / Azure File Sync
Default status: Not specified
- affected: 1.0.0 to < 23.2 (custom)
Microsoft / Azure File Sync v22
Default status: Not specified
- affected: 1.0.0.0 to < 23.2 (custom)
Fixes and workarounds
No explicit solution text in the downloaded CVE record. Consult the vendor advisory; unaffected version ranges are shown above as reported, not inferred as a patch recommendation.
Sources and related reporting
CVE Program record ↗ · Download tracked evidence as JSON
Monitored source mentions
Shared CVE identifiers link source mentions; they do not establish that the reports describe the same incident.
Observed change timeline
History begins when Egret first downloads each source. It is not the complete upstream CVE history.
12 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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Stored CNA snapshot at this observation.
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