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CVE-2024-49035

Microsoft Partner Center Improper Access Control Vulnerability

KEVCRITICAL 9.8EPSS 1.30%

Does this matter?

Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 18 March 2025). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.

Description

An improper access control vulnerability in Partner.Microsoft.com allows an a unauthenticated attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 1.30% probability · 69th percentile
CISA KEV: Listed 25 February 2025 · due 18 March 2025
Weakness: CWE-269
Affected: microsoft/partner center
Source: secure@microsoft.com

CISA notes

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-49035 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-49035

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-49035Vendor Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-49035US Government Resource

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.