Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This is a medium-severity Microsoft Azure Site Recovery issue affecting VMware-to-Azure deployments. A highly privileged attacker could elevate access in a way that exposes confidential information. It is not listed in CISA KEV, so active exploitation is not established by the provided sources.
Executive priority
Treat as a scheduled security update for environments using Azure Site Recovery VMware to Azure. It does not show confirmed active exploitation, but the confidentiality impact justifies timely remediation and privilege review.
Technical view
CVE-2022-35774 is a CWE-269 elevation-of-privilege flaw in Azure Site Recovery VMware to Azure version 9.0. CVSS 3.1 is 4.9: network attack vector, low complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, and high confidentiality impact only.
Likely exposure
Exposure appears limited to organizations running Microsoft Azure Site Recovery VMware to Azure version 9.0. Risk is lower than many remote flaws because exploitation requires high privileges, but confidentiality impact is rated high if abused.
Exploitation context
The CVSS vector lists exploit maturity as proof-of-concept, but the bundle provides no exploit details. CISA KEV status is false, and no cited source in the bundle confirms active exploitation in the wild.
Researcher notes
The source bundle is sparse: Microsoft identifies an Azure Site Recovery elevation-of-privilege issue, with CWE-269 and high confidentiality impact. No affected build granularity, exploit mechanics, or detailed workaround is provided here beyond vendor advisory references.
Mitigation direction
- Review the Microsoft MSRC advisory for official remediation guidance.
- Update affected Azure Site Recovery VMware to Azure 9.0 deployments per Microsoft guidance.
- Limit administrative access to Azure Site Recovery components.
- Review privileged account assignments for least-privilege alignment.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Azure Site Recovery VMware to Azure deployments and versions.
- Confirm whether version 9.0 is present in any environment.
- Verify Microsoft-recommended remediation has been applied.
- Review privileged access logs for unusual ASR administrative activity.
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
- 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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Improper Privilege Management
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