CVE-2022-29149 [High] | Security Vulnerability in Azure Automation State Co…

CVE-2022-29149 is rated Moderate Risk (44.4/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.16%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2025-11-22	0.14%	0.16%	+0.02%
2	2025-11-21	0.32%	0.14%	-0.17%
3	2025-11-18	—	0.32%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2025-11-22

0.14%

0.16%

+0.02%

2025-11-21

0.32%

0.14%

-0.17%

2025-11-18

—

0.32%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
7.8	3.1	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:L) They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:L) A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:H) They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	1.8	5.9	[email protected]
4.6	2.0	MEDIUM	`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P` Click to expand Access vector (AV:L) Requires local access to the target system. Access complexity (AC:L) Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable. Authentication (AU:N) No authentication is required. Confidentiality impact (C:P) Partial confidentiality impact. Integrity impact (I:P) Partial integrity impact. Availability impact (A:P) Partial availability impact.	3.9	6.4	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

7.8

3.1

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:L): They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L): A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H): Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H): They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

1.8

5.9

[email protected]

4.6

2.0

MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand

Access vector (AV:L): Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L): Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N): No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P): Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P): Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P): Partial availability impact.

3.9

6.4

[email protected]

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-29149

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
microsoft	azure_automation_state_configuration	—	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_automation_state_configuration:-:::::::*
microsoft	azure_automation_update_management	—	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_automation_update_management:-:::::::*
microsoft	azure_diagnostics	>= 3.0, < 3.0.137	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_diagnostics::::::::
microsoft	azure_diagnostics	>= 4.0, < 4.0.27	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_diagnostics::::::::
microsoft	azure_security_center	< 1.14.13	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_security_center::::::::
microsoft	azure_sentinel	< 1.14.13	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_sentinel::::::::
microsoft	azure_stack_hub	< 1.14.13	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_stack_hub::::::::
microsoft	container_monitoring_solution	—	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:container_monitoring_solution:-:::::::*
microsoft	log_analytics_agent	—	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:log_analytics_agent:-:::::::*
microsoft	open_management_infrastructure	< 1.6.9-1	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:open_management_infrastructure::::::::
microsoft	system_center_operations_manager	2016	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:system_center_operations_manager:2016:-::::::
microsoft	system_center_operations_manager	2019	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:system_center_operations_manager:2019:-::::::
microsoft	system_center_operations_manager	2022	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:system_center_operations_manager:2022:-::::::

References for CVE-2022-29149

URL	Tags
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-29149
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-29149	Patch Vendor Advisory

URL

CVE-2022-29149 | Open Management Infrastructure (OMI) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-29149

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-29149

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-29149

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-29149

References for CVE-2022-29149