CVE-2022-35775 : What You Need to Know
Discover the impact of CVE-2022-35775 affecting Azure Site Recovery. Learn about the vulnerability, affected systems, and mitigation steps to secure your environment.
Azure Site Recovery Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability was published on August 9, 2022, by Microsoft.
Understanding CVE-2022-35775
This CVE targets Azure Site Recovery, affecting the VMware to Azure migration process.
What is CVE-2022-35775?
The vulnerability involves an elevation of privilege issue allowing unauthorized access.
The Impact of CVE-2022-35775
This vulnerability poses a medium-severity risk (CVSS score: 6.5) as it provides attackers with unauthorized elevated privileges.
Technical Details of CVE-2022-35775
The following details outline the technical aspects of this CVE.
Vulnerability Description
Azure Site Recovery is vulnerable to an elevation of privilege attack, enabling unauthorized access.
Affected Systems and Versions
- Vendor: Microsoft
- Product: Azure Site Recovery VMWare to Azure
- Versions Affected: 9.0 (up to 9.50)
- Platform: Unknown
Exploitation Mechanism
Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges, compromising the integrity of Azure Site Recovery.
Mitigation and Prevention
Understanding how to mitigate and prevent CVE-2022-35775 is crucial to maintaining system security.
Immediate Steps to Take
- Organizations should apply security updates promptly to remediate the vulnerability.
Long-Term Security Practices
Implement robust access control measures and regularly monitor Azure Site Recovery for any unauthorized activities.
Patching and Updates
Ensure that Azure Site Recovery is updated to a version above 9.50 to prevent exploitation of this vulnerability.