Privilege escalation in Azure Monitor Agent



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-30060
CWE-ID CWE-59
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Azure Monitor Agent
Other software / Other software solutions

Vendor Microsoft

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Link following

EUVDB-ID: #VU89627

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [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-2024-30060

CWE-ID: CWE-59 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to insecure link following. A local user can create a specially crafted link to a critical file on the system and delete it, which can result in privilege escalation.


Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Azure Monitor Agent: before 1.26.0

CPE2.3 External links

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-30060


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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