Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This flaw affects Microsoft Azure Site Recovery VMware to Azure 9.0 and could let a highly privileged attacker increase impact on system integrity or availability. It is rated medium, not because impact is low, but because exploitation requires existing high privileges.
Executive priority
Treat as a targeted operational risk for disaster recovery environments. Address during normal vulnerability management, but accelerate if ASR supports critical recovery plans or has many privileged operators.
Technical view
CVE-2022-35781 is a CWE-269 elevation-of-privilege issue in 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.
Likely exposure
Exposure appears limited to organizations running Azure Site Recovery VMware to Azure version 9.0. Teams should prioritize environments where ASR components are internet-reachable, broadly administered, or tied to critical recovery workflows.
Exploitation context
CISA KEV is false in the supplied data. The CVSS temporal vector includes proof-of-concept exploit maturity, but the bundle provides no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit details.
Researcher notes
The source bundle names only Microsoft Azure Site Recovery VMware to Azure 9.0. It provides CVSS, CWE-269, and MSRC reference data, but not root-cause details, affected build ranges, or exact remediation steps.
Mitigation direction
- Review the Microsoft MSRC advisory for official remediation details.
- Apply Microsoft-provided updates or configuration guidance for affected ASR components.
- Restrict administrative access to Azure Site Recovery systems.
- Audit privileged accounts used for ASR operations.
- Monitor ASR management activity for unexpected privilege or configuration changes.
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.
- Verify MSRC-recommended remediation is applied where applicable.
- Review ASR administrative role assignments and recent changes.
- Check logs for unusual ASR management actions by privileged users.
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
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
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Improper Privilege Management
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