Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2022-33675 is a high-severity elevation-of-privilege issue in Microsoft Azure Site Recovery VMware to Azure version 9.0. A user who already has local low-privilege access could potentially gain higher privileges, affecting confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Executive priority
Treat this as a high-priority infrastructure hardening item where Azure Site Recovery VMware-to-Azure 9.0 is deployed. It requires local access, so urgency depends on who can access those systems and whether vendor remediation is applied.
Technical view
The supplied CVSS v3.1 vector is 7.8 high: local attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, and high impact across confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The bundle identifies Azure Site Recovery VMware to Azure 9.0 as affected.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely in environments running Microsoft Azure Site Recovery VMware to Azure version 9.0. The source bundle does not identify other affected versions, deployment modes, or compensating controls.
Exploitation context
CISA KEV status is false in the supplied bundle. The CVSS temporal vector includes E:P, indicating proof-of-concept exploitability, but the provided sources do not support claims of active exploitation.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to CVE metadata and Microsoft’s advisory reference. The bundle does not provide root-cause details, affected component internals, exploit mechanics, or patch identifiers beyond the vendor advisory direction.
Mitigation direction
- Check the Microsoft MSRC advisory for official remediation guidance.
- Prioritize updates for Azure Site Recovery VMware-to-Azure 9.0 systems.
- Restrict local access to systems hosting affected ASR components.
- Review privileged accounts and local user access on ASR infrastructure.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Azure Site Recovery VMware-to-Azure deployments and versions.
- Confirm whether version 9.0 is present in production or recovery environments.
- Compare installed ASR components against the MSRC advisory status.
- Review local access paths and low-privilege accounts on affected hosts.
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 7.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C1.85.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.8HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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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