CVE-2024-38179: CWE-862: Missing Authorization in Microsoft Azure Stack HCI OS
CVE-2024-38179 is a high-severity elevation of privilege vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Stack HCI OS. It is classified as a missing authorization issue (CWE-862) that could allow an attacker with limited privileges to gain higher privileges. The vulnerability affects version 10. 0. 25398. 0 of Azure Stack HCI OS. An official fix is available from Microsoft. This vulnerability has not been observed exploited in the wild.
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Technical Summary
CVE-2024-38179 is a missing authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) in Microsoft Azure Stack HCI OS version 10.0.25398.0. This flaw allows an attacker with limited privileges to elevate their privileges, potentially gaining full control over the affected system. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has released an official fix for this issue. The product is a cloud service, and Microsoft manages remediation for the cloud-hosted environment.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to complete compromise of the Azure Stack HCI OS environment, including full control over system resources and data confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vulnerability requires local access with low privileges but does not require user interaction. No known exploits are currently reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft for this vulnerability. Since Azure Stack HCI OS is a cloud service, Microsoft manages the remediation server-side. Users should ensure their systems are updated to the fixed version as per Microsoft's advisory to mitigate this elevation of privilege vulnerability.
CVE-2024-38179: CWE-862: Missing Authorization in Microsoft Azure Stack HCI OS
Description
CVE-2024-38179 is a high-severity elevation of privilege vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Stack HCI OS. It is classified as a missing authorization issue (CWE-862) that could allow an attacker with limited privileges to gain higher privileges. The vulnerability affects version 10. 0. 25398. 0 of Azure Stack HCI OS. An official fix is available from Microsoft. This vulnerability has not been observed exploited in the wild.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-38179 is a missing authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) in Microsoft Azure Stack HCI OS version 10.0.25398.0. This flaw allows an attacker with limited privileges to elevate their privileges, potentially gaining full control over the affected system. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has released an official fix for this issue. The product is a cloud service, and Microsoft manages remediation for the cloud-hosted environment.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to complete compromise of the Azure Stack HCI OS environment, including full control over system resources and data confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vulnerability requires local access with low privileges but does not require user interaction. No known exploits are currently reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft for this vulnerability. Since Azure Stack HCI OS is a cloud service, Microsoft manages the remediation server-side. Users should ensure their systems are updated to the fixed version as per Microsoft's advisory to mitigate this elevation of privilege vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2024-06-11T22:36:08.215Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Is Cloud Service
- true
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
Threat ID: 6a2867108dd33fbd85722d0a
Added to database: 6/9/2026, 7:18:40 PM
Last enriched: 6/9/2026, 9:55:45 PM
Last updated: 6/10/2026, 5:16:35 AM
Views: 2
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