Improper privilege management in Microsoft Azure Agent Installer for Backup and Site Recovery

1) Improper privilege management

EUVDB-ID: #VU105542

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-21199

CWE-ID: CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges.

The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management in Azure Agent Installer for Backup and Site Recovery. A local user can escalate privileges.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Azure Agent for Backup: All versions

Azure Agent for Site Recovery: All versions

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_agent_for_backup:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_agent_for_site_recovery:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21199

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.