Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2022-33671 is a Microsoft Azure Site Recovery elevation-of-privilege issue affecting VMware-to-Azure version 9.0. The business risk is narrower than many remote flaws because exploitation requires high privileges, but successful abuse could expose sensitive information in disaster recovery infrastructure.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate-priority infrastructure hygiene item. It is not currently evidenced as actively exploited, but it affects recovery infrastructure and carries high confidentiality impact if abused by a privileged actor.
Technical view
The CVSS 3.1 vector is 4.9 medium: network attack vector, low complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, and high confidentiality impact. The supplied sources identify Azure Site Recovery VMWare to Azure 9.0 as affected and Microsoft as the advisory source.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to organizations running Microsoft Azure Site Recovery for VMware-to-Azure, specifically version 9.0. Systems already retired, upgraded, or not using this ASR scenario are not indicated as affected by the provided sources.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation. The CVSS vector includes proof-of-concept exploit maturity, but no cited source here provides exploit details or confirms real-world abuse.
Researcher notes
The public bundle is sparse: no CWE, root cause, vulnerable component detail, or patch identifier is provided. Analysis should stay anchored to Microsoft’s advisory, CVSS vector, and the named affected product/version.
Mitigation direction
- Review Microsoft’s MSRC advisory for CVE-2022-33671.
- Apply the vendor-provided remediation for affected ASR deployments.
- Prioritize internet- or broadly network-accessible ASR management components.
- Restrict administrative access to ASR systems to necessary personnel only.
- Document remediation status for disaster recovery infrastructure owners.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Azure Site Recovery VMware-to-Azure deployments.
- Identify any deployments running version 9.0.
- Compare installed ASR component versions against Microsoft guidance.
- Verify administrative access paths are restricted and logged.
- Record evidence of remediation or non-exposure.
Public sources used
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Privilege behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 4.9 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/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:H/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C1.23.6Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
4.9MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/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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