⚠ Actively exploited
Added to CISA KEV on 2021-11-03. Federal agencies required to patch by 2021-11-17. Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions..

CVE-2021-38648

CWE-1390CWE-269 — Improper Privilege ManagementCWE-287 — Improper Authentication10 documents8 sources
Severity
7.8HIGH
EPSS
31.8%
top 3.20%
CISA KEV
KEV
Added 2021-11-03
Due 2021-11-17
Exploit
Exploited in wild
Active exploitation observed
Affected products
9
Microsoft Azure Automation Update ManagementMicrosoft Azure Diagnostics (lad)Microsoft Azure Security Center+6 more
Timeline
PublishedSep 15
KEV addedNov 3
KEV dueNov 17
Latest updateMay 24
CISA Required Action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Description

Open Management Infrastructure Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages9 packages

▶CVEListV5microsoft/open_management_infrastructure16.0 — OMI Version 1.6.8-1
▶CVEListV5microsoft/azure_automation_update_management1.0.0 — OMS Agent for Linux GA v1.13.40-0
▶CVEListV5microsoft/azure_sentinel1.0.0 — OMS Agent for Linux GA v1.13.40-0
▶CVEListV5microsoft/azure_stack_hub1.0.0 — Monitor, Update and Config Mgmnt 1.14.01+1
▶CVEListV5microsoft/log_analytics_agent1.0.0 — OMS Agent for Linux GA v1.13.40-0

Patches

Patch: portal.msrc.microsoft.com ↗Patch: portal.msrc.microsoft.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

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GHSA
GHSA-p8gr-7qcg-86p9: Open Management Infrastructure Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2021-38645, CVE-2021-38649↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
Open Management Infrastructure Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability↗2021-09-15
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VulnCheck
Microsoft Open Management Infrastructure (OMI) Privilege Escalation Vulnerability↗2021
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📋Vendor Advisories

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CISA
Microsoft Open Management Infrastructure (OMI) Privilege Escalation Vulnerability↗2021-11-03
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Microsoft
Open Management Infrastructure Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability↗2021-09-14
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

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Unit42
Threat Brief: OMI Vulnerabilities (CVE-2021-38645, CVE-2021-38647, CVE-2021-38648 and CVE-2021-38649)↗2021-09-16
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Wiz
OMIGOD: Critical Vulnerabilities in OMI Affecting Countless Azure Customers | Wiz Blog↗2021-09-14
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Wiz
OMIGOD: Critical Vulnerabilities in OMI Affecting Countless Azure Customers | Wiz Blog↗2021-09-14
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CVE-2021-38648 (HIGH CVSS 7.8) | Open Management Infrastructure Elev | cvebase.io