CVE-2025-21199: Azure Agent Installer for Backup and Site Recovery Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

6.7 CVSS

Description

Improper privilege management in Azure Agent Installer allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-21199

CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM

CVSS Base Score: 6.7

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Problem Types

CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management

Affected Products

Vendor: Microsoft, Microsoft

Product: Azure Agent for Site Recovery, Azure Agent for Backup

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.04% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 9.62% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-04-09 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-21199
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21199

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