Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Microsoft System Center Operations Manager - CVE-2021-1728
Published: February 9, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU50505
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1728
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft System Center Operations Manager
Microsoft System Center Operations Manager
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions in System Center Operations Manager, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-1728
Install updates from vendor's website.