CVE-2022-33642
Published: 12 July 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-33642 is a medium-severity an unspecified weakness vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Site Recovery Vmware To Azure. Its CVSS base score is 4.9 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 8.6% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2022-33642 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability affecting Azure Site Recovery. It carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.9 with the vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N, indicating a network-reachable flaw that requires high privileges but otherwise low attack complexity.
An authenticated attacker with high privileges can exploit the issue remotely to obtain high-impact access to confidential information. No user interaction is required and the scope remains unchanged.
Microsoft publishes mitigation details and patch guidance for this vulnerability through its Security Response Center at the listed references. The associated EPSS score has remained flat at 0.0665 with no material increase after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-36685
Vulnerability details
Azure Site Recovery Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
No mitigating controls mapped yet. The per-CVE control annotator has not reached this CVE.