CVE-2024-43604: CWE-1220: Insufficient Granularity of Access Control in Microsoft Microsoft Outlook for Android
CVE-2024-43604 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook for Android caused by insufficient granularity of access control. This vulnerability allows a user with limited privileges to potentially gain higher privileges within the application. The issue affects version 1. 0 of the product. Microsoft has released an official fix to address this vulnerability. The CVSS v3. 1 base score is 5. 7, indicating a medium severity level. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2024-43604 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook for Android (version 1.0) involving insufficient granularity of access control (CWE-1220). This flaw enables an elevation of privilege, allowing an attacker with limited privileges to escalate their access within the application. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 score of 5.7 (medium severity) with network attack vector, low attack complexity, required privileges, and user interaction. Microsoft has provided an official fix for this issue.
Potential Impact
An attacker with limited privileges on Microsoft Outlook for Android version 1.0 could exploit this vulnerability to elevate their privileges, potentially gaining unauthorized access to higher-level functions or data within the application. The confidentiality impact is high, while integrity and availability impacts are not affected. No known exploitation in the wild has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft for this vulnerability. Users and administrators should apply the update to Microsoft Outlook for Android version 1.0 as soon as possible to remediate the issue.
CVE-2024-43604: CWE-1220: Insufficient Granularity of Access Control in Microsoft Microsoft Outlook for Android
Description
CVE-2024-43604 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook for Android caused by insufficient granularity of access control. This vulnerability allows a user with limited privileges to potentially gain higher privileges within the application. The issue affects version 1. 0 of the product. Microsoft has released an official fix to address this vulnerability. The CVSS v3. 1 base score is 5. 7, indicating a medium severity level. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.7medium
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-43604 is a vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook for Android (version 1.0) involving insufficient granularity of access control (CWE-1220). This flaw enables an elevation of privilege, allowing an attacker with limited privileges to escalate their access within the application. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 score of 5.7 (medium severity) with network attack vector, low attack complexity, required privileges, and user interaction. Microsoft has provided an official fix for this issue.
Potential Impact
An attacker with limited privileges on Microsoft Outlook for Android version 1.0 could exploit this vulnerability to elevate their privileges, potentially gaining unauthorized access to higher-level functions or data within the application. The confidentiality impact is high, while integrity and availability impacts are not affected. No known exploitation in the wild has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft for this vulnerability. Users and administrators should apply the update to Microsoft Outlook for Android version 1.0 as soon as possible to remediate the issue.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2024-08-14T01:08:33.551Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
Threat ID: 6a2867288dd33fbd85723255
Added to database: 6/9/2026, 7:19:04 PM
Last enriched: 6/9/2026, 7:41:57 PM
Last updated: 6/10/2026, 5:04:44 AM
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