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The Azure Compute Gallery tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about Microsoft's Azure Compute Gallery service, formerly known as Shared Image Gallery. Content includes security advisories such as CVE-2026-23651, a local privilege escalation vulnerability caused by a permissive regex in input validation, and practical guidance on enabling Trusted Launch features like Secure Boot and vTPM for Azure VMs. Topics focus on Azure infrastructure security, vulnerability management, and configuration best practices for enterprise IT environments.
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    Azure Batch: Replace Windows Server 2016 Pools by January 12, 2027

    Azure Batch administrators should begin replacing Windows Server 2016 pools now, choosing a supported Marketplace image when it meets the workload’s requirements and an Azure Compute Gallery image when the workload requires a controlled custom baseline. Microsoft sets January 12, 2027 as the end...
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    CVE-2026-23651: Permissive Regex in Azure Compute Gallery Causes Local Privilege Escalation

    Microsoft's advisory for CVE-2026-23651 describes a local elevation-of-privilege flaw in Azure Compute Gallery caused by a permissive regular expression used during input validation; an authenticated user with access to the affected component can craft input that bypasses intended checks and...
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    Enable Trusted Launch in-Place for Azure VMs: Secure Boot and vTPM

    Microsoft has quietly made one of the most practical security upgrades for Azure virtual infrastructure far easier to adopt: Trusted Launch can now be enabled in-place for many existing VMs and scale sets, reducing the migration friction that has kept foundational boot security from reaching...
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