What is CVE-2025-49692?

CVE-2025-49692 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Connected Machine Agent, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-09-09.

How severe is CVE-2025-49692?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Connected Machine Agent

CVE-2025-49692

Improper access control in Azure Windows Virtual Machine Agent allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Published 2025-09-09 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (25.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 25th percentile — 25.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Microsoft Azure Connected Machine Agent — versions 1.0.0
Microsoft Azure Connected Machine Agent

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-49692 (vendor-advisory, patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-49692?: CVE-2025-49692 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Connected Machine Agent, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2025-09-09.
How severe is CVE-2025-49692?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.