---
id: 7662
title: "Modern Adventures in Azure Privilege Escalation"
source_domain: netspi.com
source_url: "https://www.netspi.com/blog/technical-blog/cloud-pentesting/modern-adventures-in-azure-privilege-escalation/"
published_at: "2026-09-03T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["cloud", "cloud-security", "privilege-escalation", "azure", "research", "rbac", "msrc", "abac"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/7662"
lang: en
---

# Modern Adventures in Azure Privilege Escalation

## Summary

Mapping privesc techniques to individual Azure RBAC permissions and ABAC conditions, researchers uncovered a built-in role allowing escalation to Owner, fixed after an MSRC report.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** netspi.com
- **Published:** 2026-09-03T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.netspi.com/blog/technical-blog/cloud-pentesting/modern-adventures-in-azure-privilege-escalation/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/7662