CVE-2024-38098

Aug. 13, 2024, 6:15 p.m.

Tags

CWE-59
secure@microsoft.com
2024-08-13
CVE-2024-38098

CVSS Score

7.8 / 10

Product(s) Impacted

Azure Connected Machine Agent

Description

Azure Connected Machine Agent Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Weaknesses

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

The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.

CWE ID: 59

Date

Published: Aug. 13, 2024, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified: Aug. 13, 2024, 6:15 p.m.

Status : Received

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

secure@microsoft.com

CVSS Data

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score
7.8
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
Base Severity
HIGH
CVSS Vector String

The CVSS vector string provides an in-depth view of the vulnerability metrics.

View Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38098
secure@microsoft.com