High severity · published Sep 9, 2025
CVE-2025-55316
Azure Connected Machine Agent Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
7.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
External control of file name or path in Azure Arc allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 30% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AC
Azure Connected Machine Agent · Microsoft
1.0.0 before 1.56 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-55316
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-55316
Vendor Advisory
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-55316
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