CVE-2021-38647
Open Management Infrastructure (OMI) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Open Management Infrastructure (OMI) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
9.8
Open Management Infrastructure (OMI) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Open Management Infrastructure (OMI) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2021-38647- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-25086
9.8
Open Management Infrastructure (OMI) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
EUVD-2021-25086- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rp2g-5hw2-q565
9.8
Open Management Infrastructure Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Open Management Infrastructure Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
GHSA-rp2g-5hw2-q565- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-287, CWE-665
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CISA KEV No score
Microsoft Open Management Infrastructure (OMI) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Microsoft Open Management Infrastructure (OMI) within Azure VM Management Extensions contains an unspecified vulnerability allowing remote code execution.
- Record
CVE-2021-38647- Weakness
- CWE-1390
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
9.8
Open Management Infrastructure (OMI) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2021-38647- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
9.8
Open Management Infrastructure (OMI) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2021-38647- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- microsoft open management infrastructure
- microsoft open management infrastructure (omi)
- microsoft azure automation state configuration, dsc extension
- microsoft azure automation update management
- microsoft azure diagnostics (lad)
- microsoft azure security center
- microsoft azure sentinel
- microsoft azure stack hub
- microsoft azure automation state configuration
- microsoft azure diagnostics \(lad\)
- microsoft container monitoring solution
- microsoft log analytics agent
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit | Microsoft OMI Management Interface Authentication Bypass | 2021-09-14 |
| Metasploit | Microsoft OMI Management Interface Authentication Bypass | 2021-09-14 |
| PoC in GitHub | corelight/CVE-2021-38647 | 2021-09-15 |
| PoC in GitHub | midoxnet/CVE-2021-38647 | 2021-09-15 |
| PoC in GitHub | Immersive-Labs-Sec/cve-2021-38647 | 2021-09-16 |
| PoC in GitHub | horizon3ai/CVE-2021-38647 | 2021-09-16 |
| PoC in GitHub | marcosimioni/omigood | 2021-09-16 |
| PoC in GitHub | craig-m-unsw/omigod-lab | 2021-09-18 |
| PoC in GitHub | SimenBai/CVE-2021-38647-POC-and-Demo-environment | 2021-09-19 |
| PoC in GitHub | AlteredSecurity/CVE-2021-38647 | 2021-09-20 |
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| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | abousteif/cve-2021-38647 | 2021-09-22 |
| PoC in GitHub | Vulnmachines/OMIGOD_cve-2021-38647 | 2021-09-24 |
| PoC in GitHub | goofsec/omigod | 2021-09-26 |
| PoC in GitHub | corelight/CVE-2021-38647-noimages | 2024-03-13 |
| Nuclei | Microsoft Open Management Infrastructure - Remote Code Execution |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| exploitation, exploits | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, Metasploit, Nuclei, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-38647 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Microsoft Open Management Infrastructure, published September 15, 2021. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since November 3, 2021. EUVD reports exploitation since November 3, 2021. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 99.9%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-38647
portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-38647
packetstormsecurity.com/files/164694/Microsoft-OMI-Management-Interface-Authentication-Bypass.html
cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-38647
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38647
github.com/advisories/GHSA-rp2g-5hw2-q565