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CVE-2025-21199 (GCVE-0-2025-21199)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-03-11 16:59 – Updated: 2026-02-13 19:38
VLAI
Title
Azure Agent Installer for Backup and Site Recovery Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Summary
Improper privilege management in Azure Agent Installer allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Severity
6.7 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-03-11 18:26 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Microsoft Azure Agent for Backup Affected: 1.0.0 , < 2.0.9940.0 (custom)
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Microsoft Azure Agent for Site Recovery Affected: 1.0.0 , < 9.30 (custom)
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Date Public
2025-03-11 07:00
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