What is CVE-2022-33646?

CVE-2022-33646 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Batch, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2022-08-09.

How severe is CVE-2022-33646?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Microsoft Azure Batch

CVE-2022-33646

Azure Batch Node Agent Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

Published 2022-08-09 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (31.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-05.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 31st percentile — 31.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Microsoft Azure Batch — versions 1.9.0
Microsoft Azure Batch

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-33646 (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-33646?: CVE-2022-33646 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Batch, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2022-08-09.
How severe is CVE-2022-33646?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.