Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This vulnerability affects Microsoft Azure Site Recovery VMWare to Azure 9.0 and could let a highly privileged attacker raise impact within that recovery environment. The business risk is integrity and availability disruption, not data theft, based on the CVSS vector.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation during the next security maintenance cycle, sooner for environments where Azure Site Recovery protects critical workloads or privileged access controls are weak. The issue is medium severity, but integrity and availability impact can matter during disaster recovery operations.
Technical view
CVE-2022-35775 is a CWE-269 elevation-of-privilege issue in Azure Site Recovery VMWare to Azure 9.0. The CVSS 3.1 score is 6.5 with network access, low complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, and high integrity and availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure appears limited to organizations using Microsoft Azure Site Recovery VMWare to Azure version 9.0. The high-privilege requirement narrows the likely attacker set to administrators, compromised privileged accounts, or actors who already have elevated access.
Exploitation context
The provided sources do not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation. The CVSS temporal vector includes proof-of-concept exploit maturity, but no source bundle evidence supports real-world exploitation. Treat this as a privileged-posture risk rather than an internet-scale emergency.
Researcher notes
Key constraints are PR:H, UI:N, and no confidentiality impact. The source bundle identifies the affected product and version but does not include detailed root cause, exploit mechanics, or exact fixed version. Avoid asserting broader Azure impact without additional vendor evidence.
Mitigation direction
- Review the Microsoft MSRC advisory for official remediation guidance.
- Update or remediate affected Azure Site Recovery VMWare to Azure deployments per Microsoft guidance.
- Restrict Azure Site Recovery administrative access to required personnel only.
- Audit privileged identities with access to Azure Site Recovery resources.
- Monitor ASR configuration and recovery-plan changes for unauthorized activity.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Azure Site Recovery VMWare to Azure deployments and versions.
- Confirm whether version 9.0 exists in the environment.
- Verify Microsoft advisory guidance has been applied to affected deployments.
- Review privileged role assignments for Azure Site Recovery administration.
- Check recent ASR administrative activity for unexpected changes.
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
- 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
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
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Improper Privilege Management
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