Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Azure IoT CLI extension - CVE-2021-24087

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Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Azure IoT CLI extension - CVE-2021-24087

Published: February 9, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU50508
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-24087
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Azure IoT CLI extension
Software vendor:
Microsoft

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to the way Azure CLI and Azure IoT CLI extension generates new symmetric keys for encryption, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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