CVE-2021-38648
Open Management Infrastructure Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2021-38648 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) 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 11.4%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 7.8 HighCVSS 3.1, CVE List
- Exploit chance
- 11.4%EPSS, 96th percentile
- Exploitation
- ExploitedCISA KEV,
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
Open Management Infrastructure Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
- microsoft open management infrastructure
- 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 azure open management infrastructure
- 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 |
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Open Management Infrastructure Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Open Management Infrastructure Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2021-38648- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-25087
Open Management Infrastructure Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Record
EUVD-2021-25087- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p8gr-7qcg-86p9
Open Management Infrastructure Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability This CVE ID is unique from...
Open Management Infrastructure Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2021-38645, CVE-2021-38649.
- Record
GHSA-p8gr-7qcg-86p9- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269, CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CISA KEVNo score
Microsoft Open Management Infrastructure (OMI) Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Microsoft Open Management Infrastructure (OMI) within Azure VM Management Extensions contains an unspecified vulnerability allowing privilege escalation.
- Record
CVE-2021-38648- Weakness
- CWE-1390
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Open Management Infrastructure Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2021-38648- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Open Management Infrastructure Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2021-38648- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| exploitation | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, Metasploit, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-38648
portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-38648
packetstormsecurity.com/files/164925/Microsoft-OMI-Management-Interface-Authentication-Bypass.html
cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-38648
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38648
github.com/advisories/GHSA-p8gr-7qcg-86p9