---
id: 8072
title: "Decrypting Azure VM Extension Settings with Get-AzureVMExtensionSettings"
source_domain: netspi.com
source_url: "https://www.netspi.com/blog/technical-blog/cloud-pentesting/decrypting-azure-vm-extension-settings-with-get-azurevmextensionsettings/"
published_at: "2020-03-30T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["cloud", "cloud-security", "secrets", "powershell", "azure", "vm-extensions", "microburst"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/8072"
lang: en
---

# Decrypting Azure VM Extension Settings with Get-AzureVMExtensionSettings

## Summary

The Get-AzureVMExtensionSettings PowerShell script decrypts Azure VM extension settings stored on disk, potentially exposing sensitive parameters, storage account keys, and admin credentials.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** netspi.com
- **Published:** 2020-03-30T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.netspi.com/blog/technical-blog/cloud-pentesting/decrypting-azure-vm-extension-settings-with-get-azurevmextensionsettings/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/8072