#VU87372 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Microsoft products - CVE-2024-21330

Vulnerability identifier: #VU87372

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-2024-21330

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Microsoft System Center Operations Manager
Server applications / Remote management servers, RDP, SSH
Operations Management Suite Agent for Linux (OMS)
Other software / Other software solutions
Open Management Infrastructure
Other software / Other software solutions
Log Analytics Agent
Other software / Other software solutions
Container Monitoring Solution
Other software / Other software solutions
Azure Sentinel
Other software / Other software solutions
Azure Security Center
Other software / Other software solutions
Azure Automation Update Management
Other software / Other software solutions
Azure Automation
Client/Desktop applications / Other client software

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 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: 2019 - 2022

Operations Management Suite Agent for Linux (OMS): All versions

Open Management Infrastructure: All versions

Log Analytics Agent: All versions

Container Monitoring Solution: All versions

Azure Sentinel: All versions

Azure Security Center: All versions

Azure Automation Update Management: All versions

Azure Automation: All versions

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External links
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-21330

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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.