CVE-2025-21199: Azure Agent Installer for Backup and Site Recovery Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Medium · CVSS 6.7 (CVSS 3.1)EPSS 0.45%, 39th percentilePublished Updated Assigner: microsoft
Description
Improper privilege management in Azure Agent Installer allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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 · CWE-269
Tracked companies
Mapped from the CVE’s affected-product data, NVD CPE matches, vendor advisories or package feeds. A mapping means the vendor’s software is named, not that its hosted service was exposed.
Status incidents that name it
No tracked status incident names this CVE.
Affected vendors and products
Microsoft: Azure Agent for BackupMicrosoft: Azure Agent for Site Recovery
References
- CVE record on cve.org (opens in new tab)
- NVD entry (opens in new tab)
- msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-21199 (opens in new tab)
- CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (opens in new tab)
- This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (opens in new tab)
- Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (opens in new tab)
- EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (opens in new tab)