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CVE-2024-38204VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2024-38204: Microsoft Azure Functions · Improper Access Control

Affects Microsoft Azure FunctionsSource GCVE Database

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High · patch available : patch Microsoft Azure Functions soon.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.5High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 60% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 15 Oct 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

What to do

AI-suggested

Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability. Since Azure Functions is a cloud service, Microsoft manages the remediation server-side. Users should verify that their Azure Functions environment is updated according to Microsoft's guidance to ensure the vulnerability is mitigated.

Description

CVE-2024-38204 is an improper access control vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Functions, specifically related to the Imagine Cup environment. It allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network. The vulnerability has a high severity with a CVSS score of 7.5. Microsoft has issued an official fix for this cloud service vulnerability.

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