CVE-2025-49707: Microsoft DCadsv5-series Azure VM · Improper Access Control
Affects Microsoft DCadsv5-series Azure VMSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.9 High.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 10:12 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 38% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:CExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 12 Aug 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
To mitigate CVE-2025-49707, organizations should: 1) Monitor and restrict local privileged access to DCadsv5-series Azure VMs, ensuring only trusted administrators have such permissions. 2) Implement strict role-based access control (RBAC) and use just-in-time (JIT) access to minimize the attack surface. 3) Enable comprehensive logging and alerting for suspicious local activities that could indicate spoofing attempts. 4) Apply any security updates or patches released by Microsoft promptly once available. 5) Use Azure Security Center and other cloud-native security tools to detect anomalous behavior within VMs. 6) Conduct regular security audits and penetration testing focused on access control mechanisms in the affected VM series. 7) Consider network segmentation and micro-segmentation to limit lateral movement if a VM is compromised. 8) Educate administrators on the risks of privilege misuse and enforce multi-factor authentication (MFA) for all privileged accounts. These steps go beyond generic advice by focusing on minimizing privileged local access and enhancing detection capabilities specific to spoofing threats within Azure VMs.
Description
Improper access control in Azure Virtual Machines allows an authorized attacker to perform spoofing locally.