Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Azure Network Watcher VM Extension - CVE-2023-36737
Published: October 11, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU81849
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-36737
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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 Azure Network Watcher VM Agent, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
Affected software
Azure Network Watcher VM Extension
How to mitigate CVE-2023-36737
Install updates from vendor's website.
Azure Network Watcher VM Extension - update to 1.4.2798.3