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CVE-2021-38645

Open Management Infrastructure Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Microsoft / Azure Automation State Configuration · affected before DSC Agent versions: 2.71.1.25, 2.70.0.30, 3.0.0.3

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Severity
CVSS 7.8 · High
Confidence
Confirmed
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
2.7%
First observed
—
Last observed
—

Decision summary

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What it is

CVE-2021-38645 is Open Management Infrastructure Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability affecting Microsoft Azure Automation State Configuration and 10 other products.

Is it exploited?

Yes. KEV Intelligence tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is confirmed.

Who is affected?

Microsoft / Azure Automation State Configuration affected before dsc agent versions: 2.71.1.25, 2.70.0.30, 3.0.0.3.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

Open Management Infrastructure Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Open Management Infrastructure Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Vendor Product Affected Status
Microsoft Azure Automation State Configuration, DSC Extension Before DSC Agent versions: 2.71.1.25, 2.70.0.30, 3.0.0.3 Affected
Microsoft Azure Automation Update Management Before OMS Agent for Linux GA v1.13.40-0 Affected
Microsoft Azure Diagnostics (LAD) Before LAD v4.0.13 and LAD v3.0.135 Affected
Microsoft Azure Security Center Before OMS Agent for Linux GA v1.13.40-0 Affected
Microsoft Azure Sentinel Before OMS Agent for Linux GA v1.13.40-0 Affected
Microsoft Azure Stack Hub Before Monitor, Update and Config Mgmnt 1.14.01 Affected
Microsoft Container Monitoring Solution Before publication Affected
Microsoft Log Analytics Agent Before OMS Agent for Linux GA v1.13.40-0 Affected
Microsoft Open Management Infrastructure Before OMI Version 1.6.8-1 Affected
Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) Before OMI version: 1.6.8-1 Affected
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Published
15 Sep 2021
Exploitation Reported
03 Nov 2021
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None

Tags

microsoft cisa

CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Why KEV Intelligence marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

CISA

Recorded 03 Nov 2021

Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
CISA First 2021-11-03 00:00 UTC
CVE 2026-08-10 15:31 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
0
User-Agents
0

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Scanner coverage

No scanner integrations recorded yet.

Virtual patch status

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No detection artifacts or sensor request patterns are available for this CVE yet.

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Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

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

EPSS

2.7%

All CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1 7.8 High

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

CVSS v2.0 4.6 Medium

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. KEV confirmed by CVE

    Exploitation attested by an external source

  2. Added to CISA KEV

    Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

  3. CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  4. CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2021-38645",
  "confidence": "Confirmed",
  "cvss_score": 7.8,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.02727,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}

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