Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This is a Microsoft Azure Site Recovery elevation-of-privilege issue affecting VMware-to-Azure deployments, version 9.0. An attacker would need high privileges already, but successful exploitation could allow high-impact changes to integrity and availability. No supplied source says it is actively exploited.
Executive priority
Treat as a moderate-priority cloud recovery platform issue. It requires existing high privileges, reducing broad attack likelihood, but the affected service supports disaster recovery, so integrity or availability abuse could disrupt recovery operations.
Technical view
CVE-2022-33665 affects Microsoft Azure Site Recovery VMware to Azure 9.0. CVSS 3.1 is 6.5: network reachable, low complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, no confidentiality impact, high integrity and availability impact. The supplied record lists official remediation status but gives limited technical detail.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to organizations using Microsoft Azure Site Recovery for VMware-to-Azure replication at affected version 9.0. Systems without that ASR deployment path are not shown as affected by the supplied sources.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation. The CVSS temporal metric indicates proof-of-concept maturity, but no cited source provides exploit details, observed attacks, or exploitation prevalence.
Researcher notes
Public details are sparse. The strongest grounded points are affected product/version, CVSS metrics, vendor advisory, and lack of KEV evidence. Avoid assuming affected Azure services beyond Azure Site Recovery VMware to Azure 9.0.
Mitigation direction
- Identify Azure Site Recovery VMware-to-Azure deployments and versions.
- Review Microsoft MSRC guidance for the official remediation.
- Apply vendor-provided updates or configuration changes from Microsoft.
- Restrict ASR administrative access to necessary trusted operators.
- Monitor privileged ASR actions until remediation is complete.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether Azure Site Recovery VMware-to-Azure version 9.0 is deployed.
- Check MSRC for the current remediation and affected-version status.
- Verify ASR components are updated according to Microsoft guidance.
- Review privileged ASR role assignments for unnecessary access.
- Inspect ASR administrative activity for unusual integrity or availability changes.
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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