Arc Enabled Servers - Azure Connected Machine Agent Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Priority LOW 34CWE-284Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- 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
Improper access control in Azure Connected Machine Agent allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00564 47th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Arc Enabled Servers - Azure Connected Machine Agent (Microsoft): 1.57
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Arc Enabled Servers - Azure Connected Machine Agent (Microsoft) Fixed in 1.57
Vendor assessments
Microsoft
Microsoft's page for this CVE →
- Impact
- Elevation of Privilege
- Exploited
- No
- Publicly disclosed
- No
- Exploitability
- Exploitation Unlikely
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Arc Enabled Servers - Azure Connected Machine Agent | Fixed | 1.57 · Security Update |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-47989
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m3vx-vrp7-pf23
References
More Microsoft Azure Connected Machine Agent vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-35143 Azure Connected Machine Agent Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-36382 Arc Enabled Servers - Azure Connected Machine Agent Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2024-25446 Azure Connected Machine Agent Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2024-25385 Azure Connected Machine Agent Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2026-17136 Azure Connected Machine Agent Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2025-34971 Azure Connected Machine Agent Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-47989 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-47989 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m3vx-vrp7-pf23 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-47989 · Microsoft Security Update Guide
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