CVE-2024-38162: Azure Connected Machine Agent Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Overview

Severity

High (CVSS 7.8)

CVSS Vector

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

Category

Elevation of Privilege

Exploit Status

Not Exploited

Exploitation Likelihood

Less Likely

Patch Tuesday

2024-Aug

Released

2024-08-13

EPSS Score

0.67% (percentile: 71.3%)

FAQ

What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability? An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could create, modify, or delete files in the security context of the "NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM" account.

Affected Products (1)

Azure

• Azure Connected Machine Agent

Security Updates (1)

• Release Notes

Acknowledgments

<a href="https://twitter.com/filip_dragovic">Filip Dragović</a>

Revision History

• 2024-08-13: Information published.