CVE-2025-53729 (GCVE-0-2025-53729)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-12 17:09 – Updated: 2026-02-26 17:49
VLAI?
Title
Microsoft Azure File Sync Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Summary
Improper access control in Azure File Sync allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Severity ?
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CWE
  • CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Microsoft Azure File Sync Affected: 1.0.0 , < 18.3.0.0 (custom)
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Date Public ?
2025-08-12 07:00
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