CVE-2021-38645

high Microsoft ⚠️ CISA KEV — Exploited in the Wild
CVSS v3 Base Score
7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
1.9%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 22% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Published: September 15, 2021 (1818 days ago)
Last Modified: August 10, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft
Source: NVD

⚠️ CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Added to KEV: 2021-11-03
Remediation Due: 2021-11-17 (⚠ 1756d overdue)

Description

Open Management Infrastructure Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

microsoft azure automation state configurationmicrosoft azure automation update managementmicrosoft azure diagnostics \(lad\)microsoft azure security centermicrosoft azure sentinelmicrosoft azure stack hubmicrosoft container monitoring solutionmicrosoft log analytics agentmicrosoft open management infrastructuremicrosoft system center operations manager

References

🔗 msrc.microsoft.com 🔗 portal.msrc.microsoft.com 🔗 www.cisa.gov