Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2024-49035 is an improper access control flaw in Microsoft Partner Center. Microsoft rates it high severity, and CISA lists it in KEV, so organizations using Partner Center should treat it as an actively exploited business risk affecting privilege boundaries.
Executive priority
Prioritize this for teams using Microsoft Partner Center because CISA KEV indicates real-world exploitation. The main business concern is unauthorized privilege elevation affecting sensitive partner or customer-related operations. Confirm exposure quickly and drive remediation through Microsoft guidance.
Technical view
The vulnerability is classified as CWE-269 and affects Microsoft Partner Center. The CVSS 3.1 score is 8.7 with network access, low complexity, changed scope, and high confidentiality and integrity impact. The bundle description says unauthenticated, while the vector lists low privileges and user interaction, so access preconditions need vendor confirmation.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely in organizations using Microsoft Partner Center or partner.microsoft.com workflows. The public bundle does not identify specific tenant configurations, roles, versions, or compensating controls, so asset owners should confirm applicability through Microsoft’s advisory and account usage records.
Exploitation context
CISA KEV status supports known exploitation. The provided sources do not include exploit mechanics, affected request paths, indicators of compromise, or proof-of-concept status. Do not assume public exploit code from this bundle alone.
Researcher notes
Key unknowns remain: exact vulnerable control, tenant prerequisites, affected role model, and patch state. Treat the CVSS vector and description mismatch as an analysis caveat. Use Microsoft and CISA sources as authoritative anchors, and avoid extrapolating beyond Partner Center.
Mitigation direction
- Review Microsoft’s CVE-2024-49035 guidance for official remediation status.
- Prioritize Partner Center tenants, partner accounts, and privileged roles for review.
- Enforce least privilege and remove unnecessary Partner Center access.
- Review recent privileged activity for unexplained role or access changes.
- Follow any CISA KEV remediation deadlines applicable to your organization.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether the organization uses Microsoft Partner Center.
- Inventory accounts and roles with Partner Center access.
- Check sign-in and audit logs for unusual privilege changes.
- Verify Microsoft guidance has been applied or acknowledged by service owners.
- Document residual risk if vendor details remain unavailable.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context
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ATT&CK lookup starting points
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CWE-269: 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
- 8.7 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- Yes
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CISA KEV status
CVSS vector scores
1 official scoreWe collect every scored CVSS vector available in the official CNA and ADP containers. When more than one version is present, the table keeps the source vectors side by side instead of collapsing them into the highest score.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C2.35.8Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
8.7HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- Partner.Microsoft.Com Elevation of Privilege VulnerabilityCVE reference · vendor-advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-49035CVE reference · government-resource
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
CWE links open Glexia weakness intelligence pages with official CWE context, developer remediation guidance, and related CVE mappings.
Improper Privilege Management
Improper Privilege Management represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.