Azure Guest Configuration and Azure Arc-enabled servers Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Priority LOW 35Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from Microsoft.
Summary
Azure Guest Configuration and Azure Arc-enabled servers Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00695 53rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Azure Guest Configuration (Microsoft): V1.21Azure ARC (Microsoft): 1.22
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Azure Guest Configuration | 1.0 to before V1.21 | V1.21 | Patch available | CNA |
| Microsoft | Azure ARC | 1.0.0 to before 1.22 | 1.22 | Patch available | CNA |
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Azure Guest Configuration (Microsoft) Fixed in V1.21
- Fix · CNA Azure ARC (Microsoft) Fixed in 1.22
Vendor assessments
Microsoft
Microsoft's page for this CVE →
- Impact
- Elevation of Privilege
- Exploited
- No
- Publicly disclosed
- No
- Exploitability
- Exploitation Less Likely
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Azure ARC | Fixed | 1.22 · Security Update |
| Azure Guest Configuration | Fixed | V1.21 · Security Update |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-38007
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pmmp-33fg-6g8f
References
More Microsoft Azure Arc vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-19586 Azure Arc Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-49108 Azure Arc Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-48866 Azure Arc Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-48728 Azure Arc Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2025-19564 Azure Arc Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.0
Sources
- CVE-2022-38007 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-38007 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pmmp-33fg-6g8f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-38007 · Microsoft Security Update Guide
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