{"id":"CVE-2021-38648","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2021-38648","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T20:54:20.031Z","title":"Microsoft Open Management Infrastructure (OMI) Privilege Escalation Vulnerability","description":"Open Management Infrastructure Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability","published":"2021-09-15T12:15:15.000Z","lastModified":"2026-08-10T20:15:31.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":[],"affected":["microsoft/azure automation state configuration","microsoft/azure automation update management","microsoft/azure diagnostics \\(lad\\)","microsoft/azure open management infrastructure","microsoft/azure security center","microsoft/azure sentinel","microsoft/azure stack hub","microsoft/container monitoring solution","microsoft/log analytics agent","microsoft/open management infrastructure","microsoft/system center operations manager"],"epss":{"score":0.11424,"percentile":0.95974,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2021-11-03","dueDate":"2021-11-17","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"Apply updates per vendor instructions.\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38648"},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 17 November 2021). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-38648","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/164925/Microsoft-OMI-Management-Interface-Authentication-Bypass.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-38648","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-38648","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38648","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}