CVE-2024-38097: Microsoft Azure Monitor · Link Following
Affects Microsoft Azure MonitorSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.1 High · patch available : patch Microsoft Azure Monitor soon.
Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 50% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:CExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 8 Oct 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Azure Monitor | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability and manages remediation for the cloud-hosted Azure Monitor service. Users should ensure their Azure Monitor Agent is updated to the fixed version as per Microsoft's guidance. Since this is a cloud service, remediation is typically handled by Microsoft, but customers should verify their environment is updated according to vendor advisories.
Description
CVE-2024-38097 is a high-severity elevation of privilege vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Monitor Agent caused by improper link resolution before file access (CWE-59). This flaw could allow an attacker with limited privileges to escalate their privileges by exploiting the way symbolic links are handled. The vulnerability affects version 1.0.0 of the Azure Monitor Agent. Microsoft has issued an official fix for this vulnerability. Since Azure Monitor is a cloud service, Microsoft manages the remediation on the server side. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.