CVE-2025-59285 Azure Monitor Agent Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High 7.0 Published Updated

An authorized attacker can elevate privileges locally via deserialization of untrusted data in the Azure Monitor Agent.

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-2025-59285?

CVE-2025-59285 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Monitor, published on 14 Oct 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Deserialization of untrusted data in Azure Monitor Agent allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Weakness: CWE-502

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-59285?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Microsoft Azure Monitor Agent.

How do I fix CVE-2025-59285?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-59285 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.

Is CVE-2025-59285 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-59285 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mqgx-rqhv-mg4p.

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