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CVE-2021-38648

Open Management Infrastructure Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Basic Information

CVE State
PUBLISHED
Reserved Date
August 13, 2021
Published Date
September 15, 2021
Last Updated
February 04, 2025
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Open Management Infrastructure, System Center Operations Manager (SCOM), Azure Automation State Configuration, DSC Extension, Azure Automation Update Management, Log Analytics Agent, Azure Diagnostics (LAD), Container Monitoring Solution, Azure Security Center, Azure Sentinel, Azure Stack Hub
Description
Open Management Infrastructure Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1

7.8 - HIGH

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

SSVC Information

Exploitation
active
Technical Impact
total

Exploit Status

Exploited in the Wild
Yes (added 2021-11-03 00:00:00 UTC) Source

References

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-38648 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164925/Microsoft-OMI-Management-Interface-Authentication-Bypass.html

Known Exploited Vulnerability Information

Source Added Date
CISA 2021-11-03 00:00:00 UTC

Scanner Integrations

Scanner URL Date Detected
Metasploit https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/local/cve_2021_38648_omigod.rb 2025-04-29 11:01:17 UTC

Potential Proof of Concepts

Warning: These PoCs have not been tested and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

cve_2021_38648_omigod

Type: metasploit • Created: Unknown

Metasploit module for CVE-2021-38648