Elevation of Privilege in Azure Compute Gallery via External Control of File Name or Path
CVE-2025-59292 is an elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Compute Gallery. The available description states that the issue is caused by external control of a file name or path, indicating that attacker-influenced path or filename handling in the affected Azure Compute Gallery context can be abused to perform operations on unintended files or resources. Publicly available content does not provide the specific vulnerable function, code path, affected component versioning, or a detailed exploitation sequence. The vulnerability is described as allowing an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
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Impact
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Mitigation
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Exploits
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Recent activity
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A privilege escalation issue in Microsoft Compute Gallery mentioned as part of Microsoft Azure's 2025 vulnerability history.
A vulnerability in Azure Compute Gallery (described in the content as a critical fix; specific impact not detailed beyond the affected service).
A vulnerability in Azure Compute Gallery allowing privileged attackers to gain elevated rights via misuse of file names or paths.
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Cross-references every affected SKU, including bundled OEM variants.
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