Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU105542

Improper privilege management in Azure Agent for Backup and Azure Agent for Site Recovery - CVE-2025-21199

Published: March 11, 2025

Vulnerability identifier: #VU105542

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 5.4 [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]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-21199

CWE-ID: CWE-269

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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.

Affected software

Azure Agent for Backup
Azure Agent for Site Recovery

How to mitigate CVE-2025-21199

Install updates from vendor's website.

External References

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

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