CVE-2025-29827 Azure Automation Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Critical 9.9
Published
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Check this codebase for CVE-2025-29827 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2025-29827 is a critical vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Automation, published on 8 May 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-29827 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Microsoft Azure Automation. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-29827/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-29827/index.md)
An authorized attacker can elevate privileges in Azure Automation due to improper authorization checks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-29827?
CVE-2025-29827 is a critical vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Automation, published on 8 May 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper authorization in Azure Automation allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-29827?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Azure Automation.
How do I fix CVE-2025-29827?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-29827 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-29827 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-29827 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Azure Automation
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3gjx-hg47-fq76.