CVE-2022-35799
Published: 09 August 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-35799 is a medium-severity an unspecified weakness vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Site Recovery. Its CVSS base score is 6.5 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 8.8% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2022-35799 is an elevation-of-privilege vulnerability affecting Azure Site Recovery. It carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 with the vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H, indicating a remotely exploitable flaw that requires high privileges but no user interaction.
An authenticated attacker with high privileges can leverage the flaw over the network to modify or disrupt the integrity and availability of the affected Azure Site Recovery components, achieving privilege elevation within the service.
Microsoft has published official guidance for the vulnerability in its Security Response Center advisories at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-35799. The associated EPSS score has remained flat at a peak of 0.0631 with no material increase since disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-38672
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.