How severe is CVE-2019-0962?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Automation

CVE-2019-0962

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Azure Automation "RunAs account" runbooks for users with contributor role, aka 'Azure Automation Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

Published 2019-07-15 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.043 (91.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-24.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 91.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.043 · newest: 0.043 · change: 0.000

Affected products

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0962 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-0962?: CVE-2019-0962 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Automation. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2019-07-15.
How severe is CVE-2019-0962?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.