Improper access control in Azure Portal Windows Admin Center allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
What customer action needs to take place to mitigate the vulnerability? Customers should install the latest version of the Windows Admin Center extension through the Azure Portal. There is no direct download link; instead, customers need to open the Extensions + Applications blade for their virtual machine in the Azure Portal and search for the extension named AdminCenter (Microsoft.AdminCenter.AdminCenter). From there, they can add or update the extension following the standard Azure VM extension installation process described here. What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability? An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain SYSTEM privileges.
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