CVE-2026-40417

Weak authentication in Dynamics Business Central allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-40417	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:dynamics_365_business_central:2024:release_wave_2::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:dynamics_365_business_central:2025:release_wave_1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:dynamics_365_business_central:2025:release_wave_2::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:dynamics_365_business_central:2026:release_wave_1::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-05-12 18:17

Updated : 2026-08-10 16:19

NVD link : CVE-2026-40417

Mitre link : CVE-2026-40417

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-40417

JSON object : View

Products Affected

microsoft

dynamics_365_business_central

CWE

CWE-1390

Weak Authentication

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