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Plain-English summary
CVE-2022-33657 is a Microsoft Azure Site Recovery elevation-of-privilege issue affecting Azure Site Recovery VMware to Azure version 9.0. A successful attacker could affect integrity and availability, but the CVSS data indicates they already need high privileges. Treat it as important for exposed ASR environments, not as an unauthenticated internet-scale emergency.
Executive priority
Schedule remediation through normal vulnerability management, with faster handling for recovery infrastructure tied to critical workloads. The issue can affect integrity and availability, but current source evidence does not show active exploitation or unauthenticated compromise.
Technical view
The CVSS v3.1 vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H, scoring 6.5. It is network-reachable, low-complexity, and requires no user interaction, but exploitation requires high privileges. The source bundle identifies no CWE and names only Azure Site Recovery VMware to Azure 9.0 as affected.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely in organizations using Microsoft Azure Site Recovery VMware-to-Azure replication, specifically version 9.0 as named in the source bundle. The provided sources do not identify other Azure Site Recovery modes, other versions, or downstream products as affected.
Exploitation context
CISA KEV status is false in the bundle, and no cited source states active exploitation. The CVSS temporal vector includes E:P, suggesting proof-of-concept-level exploit maturity, but the high-privilege requirement substantially limits attacker reach.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to Microsoft/CVE metadata. The advisory names the product and severity vector but the bundle does not provide root cause, CWE, detailed attack path, or affected build ranges beyond version 9.0. Avoid assuming broader Azure Site Recovery exposure without Microsoft confirmation.
Mitigation direction
- Identify Azure Site Recovery VMware-to-Azure deployments and confirm version exposure.
- Review Microsoft’s CVE-2022-33657 advisory for current remediation guidance.
- Apply Microsoft-provided updates or servicing guidance where applicable.
- Restrict and review high-privilege access to Azure Site Recovery administration.
- Prioritize systems supporting critical recovery or failover operations.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Azure Site Recovery VMware-to-Azure version 9.0 usage.
- Confirm remediation status against the Microsoft advisory.
- Review privileged ASR administrator assignments for unnecessary access.
- Check change records for unexpected ASR configuration modifications.
- Document whether affected ASR assets support critical workloads.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C1.25.2Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
6.5MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- Azure Site Recovery Elevation of Privilege VulnerabilityCVE reference · vendor-advisory
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