#VU66343 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Microsoft System Center Operations Manager and Open Management Infrastructure - CVE-2022-33640

Vulnerability identifier: #VU66343

Vulnerability 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-2022-33640

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Microsoft System Center Operations Manager
Server applications / Remote management servers, RDP, SSH
Open Management Infrastructure
Other software / Other software solutions

Vendor: Microsoft

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 System Center Operations Manager: Open Management Infrastructure (OMI), which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Microsoft System Center Operations Manager: 2016 - 2022

Open Management Infrastructure: All versions

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External links
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-33640

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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.