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CVE-2025-59292VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2025-59292: Microsoft Azure Compute Gallery · External Control of File Name or Path

Affects Microsoft Azure Compute GallerySource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.2 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.2High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 37% 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:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 14 Oct 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 2026-10-26.

What to do

AI-suggested

1. Apply security patches from Microsoft immediately once they become available to address CVE-2025-59292. 2. Restrict and tightly control administrative and privileged access to Azure Compute Gallery and Confidential Azure Container Instances to minimize the risk of an attacker obtaining high-level privileges. 3. Implement robust monitoring and alerting for unusual file system activities, especially those involving file path manipulations or unexpected privilege escalations. 4. Use Azure security features such as Just-In-Time (JIT) VM access and Azure Defender to reduce attack surface and detect suspicious behaviors. 5. Enforce strict input validation and sanitization policies in any custom scripts or automation interacting with file paths in the Azure environment. 6. Conduct regular security audits and penetration testing focused on container security and privilege escalation vectors. 7. Segment workloads and apply the principle of least privilege to limit the scope of potential compromise. 8. Educate administrators and developers about the risks of external control of file paths and secure coding best practices to prevent similar vulnerabilities.

Description

External control of file name or path in Confidential Azure Container Instances allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

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