Local security-feature bypass through undisclosed mechanism
Published Dec 13, 2022 · Updated Jul 22, 2025
Security feature bypass in Microsoft Azure Network Watcher Agent VM Extension before 1.4.2412.1 allows local users to bypass a security control. Microsoft has not published the affected component or the operation that incorrectly permits the control to be bypassed. Low-privilege access to an affected Azure VM is required; Microsoft has not described the resulting changes or their operational scope.
Summary
What happened
Security feature bypass in Microsoft Azure Network Watcher Agent VM Extension before 1.4.2412.1 allows local users to bypass a security control. Microsoft has not published the affected component or the operation that incorrectly permits the control to be bypassed. Low-privilege access to an affected Azure VM is required; Microsoft has not described the resulting changes or their operational scope.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-44699
- Published
- Dec 13, 2022
- Updated
- Jul 22, 2025
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Azure Network Watcher Agent VM Extension
- Classifications
- Unavailable
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Dec 13, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jul 22, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=1.0.0.0 <1.4.2412.1
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