CVE-2025-27489 Azure Local Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
An authorized attacker can elevate privileges locally on Azure Local due to improper input validation, requiring a patch.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-27489?
CVE-2025-27489 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Stack HCI OS, published on 8 Apr 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper input validation in Azure Local allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-27489?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Azure Stack Hci 22h2, Microsoft Azure Stack Hci 23h2.
How do I fix CVE-2025-27489?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-27489 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-27489 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-27489 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-82xw-6f7x-r595.