CVE-2025-59494 Azure Monitor Agent Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
An authorized local attacker can elevate privileges due to improper access control 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-2025-59494?
CVE-2025-59494 is a high-severity 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
Improper access control in Azure Monitor Agent allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-59494?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Azure Monitor Agent.
How do I fix CVE-2025-59494?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-59494 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-59494 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-59494 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Azure Monitor
- CVE-2025-62550 Azure Monitor Agent Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2024-29989 Azure Monitor Agent Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2026-32204 Azure Monitor Agent Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2026-32168 Azure Monitor Agent Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2026-32192 Azure Monitor Agent Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qph3-ggc9-wvcf.