Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2024-38179 is a high-severity privilege escalation issue in Microsoft Azure Stack HCI. A user with low-level local access could potentially gain broader control over affected systems, risking confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft lists an official remediation path, so exposed Azure Stack HCI environments should be patched promptly.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation in the next regular high-severity patch window, sooner for shared or high-value HCI clusters. The business concern is local privilege escalation on infrastructure hosts, which can magnify the impact of compromised low-privileged accounts.
Technical view
The issue is classified as CWE-862, missing authorization. The CVSS 3.1 score is 8.8 with local attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, changed scope, and high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Affected source data lists Azure Stack HCI OS versions 10.0.25398.0 and 10.0.20349.0.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to organizations running the listed Microsoft Azure Stack HCI OS builds. The CVSS vector requires local access with low privileges, so internet-facing reach is not indicated by the provided sources.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or active exploitation. CVSS exploit maturity is listed as unproven. Treat this as a serious post-access privilege escalation risk, not as evidence of current in-the-wild exploitation.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to CVE metadata and Microsoft’s advisory reference. The bundle identifies missing authorization, affected Azure Stack HCI OS builds, and an official patch reference, but does not include root cause details, proof-of-concept status, or observed exploitation.
Mitigation direction
- Apply Microsoft’s official update or remediation guidance for CVE-2024-38179.
- Prioritize Azure Stack HCI hosts matching versions 10.0.25398.0 or 10.0.20349.0.
- Restrict low-privileged local access to affected HCI systems until remediation is complete.
- Monitor Microsoft’s advisory for supersedence, revised affected versions, or additional guidance.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Azure Stack HCI OS versions across clusters and hosts.
- Confirm whether listed affected builds are present in production or test environments.
- Verify Microsoft’s CVE-2024-38179 update is installed through approved patch records.
- Check vulnerability scanner findings against the Microsoft advisory and actual host build numbers.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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CWE-862: Authorization and privilege behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookupPrivilege behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 8.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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SSVC decision data
CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C26microsoftVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
8.8HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability timeline
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- CVE updatedCVE Program
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ADP provider summaries
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- Azure Stack Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) Elevation of Privilege VulnerabilityCVE reference, microsoft · vendor-advisory, patch
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
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Missing Authorization
Missing Authorization represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.