Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Azure Guest Configuration and Azure ARC - CVE-2022-38007
Published: September 13, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU67262
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:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-38007
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Azure Guest Configuration
Azure ARC
Azure Guest Configuration
Azure ARC
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 the Azure Guest Configuration and Azure Arc-enabled servers, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-38007
Install updates from vendor's website.