Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Azure StorSimple 8000 - CVE-2022-38017

 

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Azure StorSimple 8000 - CVE-2022-38017

Published: October 12, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU68226
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-38017
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Azure StorSimple 8000

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows an attacker with physical access to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions in the StorSimple 8000 Series, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.


How to mitigate CVE-2022-38017

Install updates from vendor's website.

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