Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) Spoofing Vulnerability
Why It Matters
Analysis dossierWhy It Matters
Url redirection to untrusted site ('open redirect') in Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) allows an authorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.
Medium
No
Unknown
Risk basis: Microsoft or Microsoft-managed product relevance; No confirmed exploitation signal in current enrichment
Affected Products & Remediation
12 source-backed products- Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems · version range not provided by source · Microsoft MSRC · Source
- Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems · version range not provided by source · Microsoft MSRC · Source
- Windows Server 2019 · version range not provided by source · Microsoft MSRC · Source
- Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) · version range not provided by source · Microsoft MSRC · Source
- Windows Server 2022 · version range not provided by source · Microsoft MSRC · Source
- Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation) · version range not provided by source · Microsoft MSRC · Source
- Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation) · version range not provided by source · Microsoft MSRC · Source
- Windows Server 2025 · version range not provided by source · Microsoft MSRC · Source
- Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems · version range not provided by source · Microsoft MSRC · Source
- Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems · version range not provided by source · Microsoft MSRC · Source
- Windows Server 2016 · version range not provided by source · Microsoft MSRC · Source
- Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) · version range not provided by source · Microsoft MSRC · Source
Vendor or catalog guidance (source)
- Microsoft MSRC: Install the security update KB5126651 listed by MSRC
- Microsoft MSRC: Install the security update KB5126655 listed by MSRC
- Microsoft MSRC: Install the security update KB5126646 listed by MSRC
- Microsoft MSRC: Install the security update KB5126868 listed by MSRC
Known exploitation (source facts)
Only what a source states. Unknown means no source has said either way; it is not "not exploited".
- CISA KEV
- Unknown
- Exploited (source statement)
- No
- Publicly disclosed (source)
- Unknown
Suggested hunting (rule-based inference)
SecOps Signal recommendation (rule-based inference). These steps are hunting hypotheses from the vulnerability class; they do not state or imply that exploitation occurred here or anywhere.
Matched microsoft-enterprise (Affected product: Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems, Vendor: Microsoft); user-interaction-client (CVSS AV:N, CVSS UI:R)
Exposure
- Identify affected Microsoft products and compare local builds with the MSRC advisory.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · The MSRC product/build mapping establishes applicability. · Rule microsoft-enterprise
- Identify endpoints reporting this CVE, especially those used for email and web browsing.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · A network vector that needs user interaction points at user-facing client software. · Rule user-interaction-client
Exploitation evidence
- Review the advisory's documented behavior on matching hosts before selecting a hunt.Telemetry: DeviceProcessEvents · Product family alone does not justify a CVE-specific detection. · Rule microsoft-enterprise
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Exploitation evidence
- Review unusual child processes started by the affected client application on affected endpoints.Telemetry: DeviceProcessEvents · Hunting hypothesis from the CVSS vector; it does not show that exploitation occurred. · Rule user-interaction-client
Response
- Confirm the source-stated KB or mitigation on matching assets.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · A post-update inventory check verifies remediation. · Rule microsoft-enterprise
CISA KEV Record
CISA KEV status was not determined for this record.
Change History & Source Data
— No recorded material change
- CNA / source
- secure@microsoft.com
- Record status · verification
- UPDATED · Unknown
- CPE
- Unknown
Evidence & Provenance
Linked by the query's stored exact CVE association. Review required tables and validation status before use.
DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities| where CveId == "CVE-2026-83646"| project DeviceId, DeviceName, OSPlatform, OSVersion, SoftwareVendor, SoftwareName, SoftwareVersion, CveId, VulnerabilitySeverityLevel, RecommendedSecurityUpdate, RecommendedSecurityUpdateId| sort by VulnerabilitySeverityLevel desc