Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2024-38216 is a high-severity Azure Stack Hub flaw that could let a low-privileged attacker gain additional privileges after network access and user interaction. Successful exploitation could expose sensitive information and cause limited unauthorized changes or service disruption. The source bundle provides little product-specific detail, so organizations should rely on Microsoft’s advisory for exact applicability.
Executive priority
Treat this as a prompt remediation priority for organizations running Azure Stack Hub. The high confidentiality impact and boundary-crossing behavior justify accelerated inventory and patch verification. Urgency is high but not critical because active exploitation is unsupported by the supplied evidence and exploitation requires both existing low privileges and user interaction.
Technical view
The vulnerability is classified as CWE-20 improper input validation. Its CVSS 3.1 score is 8.2, with network reachability, low attack complexity, low privileges, required user interaction, and changed security scope. Confidentiality impact is high; integrity and availability impacts are low. The bundle identifies Azure Stack Hub version 1.0.0 but provides no detailed vulnerable component or attack mechanism.
Likely exposure
Potential exposure exists where the listed Azure Stack Hub version is deployed and an attacker can reach the relevant service, has low-level privileges, and can induce user interaction. The supplied evidence does not identify the affected component, configuration prerequisites, internet exposure requirements, or a broader version range. Confirm applicability directly against Microsoft’s current advisory.
Exploitation context
The CVSS vector indicates a network-based, low-complexity path requiring low privileges and user interaction. Successful exploitation crosses a security boundary and primarily threatens confidentiality. The CVE is not listed in KEV, and the provided sources do not report active exploitation, public proof-of-concept availability, or observed attacks.
Researcher notes
Available evidence is unusually sparse: it provides a generic title, CWE-20, CVSS vector, one listed version, and Microsoft’s advisory. It does not identify the vulnerable component, affected configurations, technical root cause, indicators, or exploit maturity. Researchers should avoid extrapolating beyond the documented version and consult MSRC for authoritative revisions.
Mitigation direction
- Review Microsoft’s advisory and apply its listed security update using approved Azure Stack Hub servicing procedures.
- Confirm the advisory’s affected and fixed build information against every deployed Azure Stack Hub instance.
- Until updated, limit network access and unnecessary low-privileged accounts where operationally feasible.
- Monitor Microsoft guidance for revisions because the CVE record was recently updated.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Azure Stack Hub deployments and record installed versions and build levels.
- Compare each deployment with Microsoft’s current affected and fixed release information.
- Verify update completion through platform status and approved change-management records.
- Review logs for unexpected privilege changes or sensitive-data access; no detection indicators were supplied.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 8.2 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
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SSVC decision data
CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C2.35.3microsoftVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
8.2HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability timeline
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- CVE reservedCVE Program
The CVE ID was reserved by the assigning CNA.
- CVE publishedCVE Program
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- CVE updatedCVE Program
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ADP provider summaries
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- Azure Stack Hub Elevation of Privilege VulnerabilityCVE reference, microsoft · vendor-advisory, patch
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
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Improper Input Validation
Improper Input Validation represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.