Sharan Patil

Sharan Patil

Sharan is a Security Consultant with a speciality in infrastructure security. Anything netsec gets him excited, but for a change, he is currently focusing on cloud and enterprise software research. Due to his research, Sharan is part of the Microsoft Security Response Center’s (MSRC) 2025 Most Valuable Researcher leaderboard.

Recent Conference Talks

  • fwd:cloudsec Europe 2025
  • 15 Sep 2025

Azure Arc: From a Heartbeat to Heart Attack

Recent Advisories

  • Azure Connected Machine Agent Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability: Extension Service
  • 20 Jan 2026

Azure Connected Machine Agent Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability: Extension Service

  • Azure Arc Enabled Server: Installer Elevation of Privileges
  • 20 Jan 2026

Azure Arc Enabled Server: Installer Elevation of Privileges

  • Azure Connected Machine Agent Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability: Scheduled Task
  • 20 Jan 2026

Azure Connected Machine Agent Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability: Scheduled Task

  • Azure Connected Machine Agent Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability: Console Popup
  • 20 Jan 2026

Azure Connected Machine Agent Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability: Console Popup