CVE-2022-33658Network attack vector

Authenticated elevation of privilege

Published Jul 12, 2022 · Updated Jul 8, 2025

Elevation of privilege in Microsoft Azure Site Recovery before 9.49 allows remote authenticated users to gain elevated replication access. Microsoft has not published the affected Configuration Server operation or how it mishandles attacker-controlled input. Administrative credentials for an ASR-protected VM and an on-premises VMware or physical-to-Azure deployment are required; impact is confined to replication capabilities.

CVSS severity4.4
Medium
EPSS probability2.13%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Elevation of privilege in Microsoft Azure Site Recovery before 9.49 allows remote authenticated users to gain elevated replication access. Microsoft has not published the affected Configuration Server operation or how it mishandles attacker-controlled input. Administrative credentials for an ASR-protected VM and an on-premises VMware or physical-to-Azure deployment are required; impact is confined to replication capabilities.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-33658
Published
Jul 12, 2022
Updated
Jul 8, 2025
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Azure Site Recovery
Classifications
T1078
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 12, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jul 8, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=9.0 <9.49

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Microsoft · Azure Site Recoveryversion=9.0 <9.49

Published CVSS scores

4.4Microsoft CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.9NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.0NIST NVDAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1078Valid Accounts

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