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CVE-2024-49056

Airlift

Microsoft CVSS 7.3 Updated March 15, 2026

Executive Risk Summary

"An authentication bypass vulnerability in airlift.microsoft.com allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive data and systems. This vulnerability poses a significant risk to the security of the affected systems and should be addressed promptly."

Operational Audit Arsenal

Target Type Web Application
Target Asset airlift.microsoft.com
Standard Path %windir%\System32\drivers\etc\hosts
PowerShell
# 🛠️ Senior Engineer Universal Audit
# Target: airlift.microsoft.com (Web Application)
$Targets = 'airlift.microsoft.com'
$SearchPaths = @("$env:windir\System32", "$env:ProgramFiles", "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}")

Get-ChildItem -Path $SearchPaths -Include $Targets -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | 
Select-Object FullName, @{Name="Version";Expression={$_.VersionInfo.ProductVersion}}

Patch Impact Forecast

Reboot Required Unlikely

Network services may be affected

Internal Work Notes

Urgent: Airlift authentication bypass vulnerability requires immediate attention to prevent privilege escalation attacks.

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