Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Azure Open Management Infrastructure - CVE-2021-38648
Published: September 14, 2021 / Updated: February 20, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU56505
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-38648
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Azure Open Management Infrastructure
Azure Open Management Infrastructure
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions in Open Management Infrastructure, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-38648
Install updates from vendor's website.