High severity · published Sep 15, 2021
CVE-2021-38649
Open Management Infrastructure Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
In wildKEV
7.0
CVSS
2.9%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.9% · higher than 87% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed Nov 3, 2021
Federal remediation dueNov 17, 2021
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AA
Azure Automation State Configuration, DSC Extension · Microsoft
2.0.0 before DSC Agent versions: 2.71.1.25, 2.70.0.30, 3.0.0.3 · source: vendor
AA
Azure Automation Update Management · Microsoft
1.0.0 before OMS Agent for Linux GA v1.13.40-0 · source: vendor, NVD
AD
Azure Diagnostics (LAD) · Microsoft
3.0.0 before LAD v4.0.13 and LAD v3.0.135 · source: vendor, NVD
AS
Azure Security Center · Microsoft
1.0.0 before OMS Agent for Linux GA v1.13.40-0 · source: vendor, NVD
AS
Azure Sentinel · Microsoft
1.0.0 before OMS Agent for Linux GA v1.13.40-0 · source: vendor, NVD
AS
Azure Stack Hub · Microsoft
1.0.0 before Monitor, Update and Config Mgmnt 1.14.01 · source: vendor, NVD
CM
Container Monitoring Solution · Microsoft
1.0.0 before publication · source: vendor, NVD
LA
Log Analytics Agent · Microsoft
1.0.0 before OMS Agent for Linux GA v1.13.40-0 · source: vendor, NVD
OM
Open Management Infrastructure · Microsoft
16.0 before OMI Version 1.6.8-1 · source: vendor, NVD
SC
System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) · Microsoft
1.0.0 before OMI version: 1.6.8-1 · source: vendor
AA
Azure Automation State Configuration · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
AO
Azure Open Management Infrastructure · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
Affected product
AA
Azure Automation State Configuration, DSC Extension
Microsoft
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38649
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-38649
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
vendor-advisory
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-38649
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