CVE-2024-49019: Active Directory Certificate Services 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
More Likely
Publicly Disclosed
Yes
Patch Tuesday
2024-Nov
Released
2024-11-12
EPSS Score
4.96% (percentile: 89.7%)

FAQ

What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability? An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain domain administrator privileges. What types of certificates are vulnerable to this type of attack? Certificates created using a version 1 certificate template with Source of subject name set to "Supplied in the request" are potentially vulnerable if the template is not secured according to the best practices published in the Securing Certificate Templates section of Securing PKI: Technical Controls for Securing PKI | Microsoft Learn. How do I know if my PKI environment is vulnerable to this type of attack? Check if you have published any certificates created using a version 1 certificate template where the Source of subject name is set to "Supplied in the request" and the Enroll permissions are granted to a broader set of accounts, such as domain users or domain computers. An example is the built-in Web Server template, but it is not vulnerable by default due to its restricted Enroll permissions.

Detection & Weaponization (1 sources)

Maturity: Exploit

  • GitHub PoC: 1 repositories

Affected Products (19)

Windows

  • Windows Server 2019
  • Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2022
  • Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2016
  • Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2025
  • Windows Server 2025 (Server Core installation)

ESU

  • Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
  • Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
  • Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2012
  • Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
  • Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)

Security Updates (13)

Acknowledgments

<a href="https://x.com/bandrel/">Justin Bollinger</a> with <a href="https://www.trustedsec.com/">TrustedSec</a>, <a href="https://x.com/slobtresix0/">Scot Berner</a> with <a href="https://www.trustedsec.com/">TrustedSec</a>, <a href="https://x.com/louscicchitano/">Lou Scicchitano</a> with <a href="https://www.trustedsec.com/">TrustedSec</a>

Revision History

  • 2024-11-12: Information published.