CVE-2022-44699

mediumpriority · track · 0OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.005 · 41 %ileDEEURUUS

grimoire priorityP3 · Track

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.47% (41st) EPSS

CVSS 5.5 · medium

Is it mine?

6 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

6 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-28

Azure Network Watcher Agent Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

FixedAzure Network Watcher VM Extensionmsrc_csaf
1.4.2412.1:Security Update:https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/network-watcher-update
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/network-watcher-update

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

5.5

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.15.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:Nsecondary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 3.6

v3.15.5mediumAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:Nsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.15.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:F/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · ENISA EU

v3.15.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:Nsecondary · secure@microsoft.com USexploitability 1.8 · impact 3.6

v3.15.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:F/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · Microsoft Security Response Center US

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-863US

affected products (6)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Microsoft Windows Azureall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:windows_azure:-
Microsoft Azure Network Watcher VM Extension1.0.0.0 → 1.4.2412.1enisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Corp Azure Network Watcher VM Extensionall versionsfstec_bduRU
Azure Network Watcher VM Extensionall versionsfixedmsrc_csafUS
Azure Network Watcher VM Extension< 1.4.2412.1msrc_csafUS
microsoft azure network watcher agentall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_network_watcher_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

WID-SEC-W-2022-2308Microsoft Windows Azure: Schwachstellee ermöglicht Umgehen von SicherheitsvorkehrungenDeutsch2022-12-13csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Microsoft Windows Azure ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.
msrc_CVE-2022-44699Azure Network Watcher Agent Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability2022-12-13csaf · msrc_csafUS
To determine the support lifecycle for your software, see the Microsoft Support Lifecycle: https://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle

also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cert_bund msrc_csaf nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2022-12-13modified 2026-06-17

references (5)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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