CVE-2024-35254: Azure Monitor Agent Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-06-11 · updated 2026-08-10
Weakness: CWE-59

Description

Azure Monitor Agent Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Affected products

Microsoft Azure Monitor: before 1.26.0 — fixed in 1.26.0
Microsoft Azure Monitor Control Service: from 1.0.0 before 1.26.0 — fixed in 1.26.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Azure Monitor 1.26.0; Microsoft Azure Monitor Control Service 1.26.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-35254
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-35254

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