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CVE-2024-38162: Azure Connected Machine Agent Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-08-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-284

Description

Azure Connected Machine Agent Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Affected products

• Microsoft Azure Connected Machine Agent: before 1.44 — fixed in 1.44
• Microsoft Azure Connected Machine Agent: from 1.0.0 before 1.44 — fixed in 1.44

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Azure Connected Machine Agent 1.44; Microsoft Azure Connected Machine Agent 1.44. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38162

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