CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
18.4%
The Microsoft Azure Connected Machine Agent running on the remote host is prior to 1.44. It is, therefore affected by an elevation of privilege vulnerability.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application’s self-reported version number.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(205449);
script_version("1.4");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/08/30");
script_cve_id("CVE-2024-38162");
script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2024-A-0487");
script_name(english:"Security Updates for Azure Connected Machine Agent (August 2024)");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The Microsoft Azure Connected Machine Agent is affected by an elevation of privilege vulnerability.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The Microsoft Azure Connected Machine Agent running on the remote host is prior to 1.44. It is, therefore affected by
an elevation of privilege vulnerability.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38162");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update Microsoft Azure Connected Machine Agent in accordance with vendor instructions.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2024-38162");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2024/08/13");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2024/08/13");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2024/08/13");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"x-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_connected_machine_agent");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Windows");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2024 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("microsoft_azure_connected_machine_agent_win_installed.nbin", "azure_connected_machine_agent_nix_installed.nbin");
script_require_keys("installed_sw/Microsoft Azure Connected Machine Agent");
exit(0);
}
include('vcf.inc');
var app_info = vcf::get_app_info(app:'Microsoft Azure Connected Machine Agent', win_local:TRUE);
var constraints = [
{'fixed_version': '1.44'}
];
vcf::check_version_and_report(app_info:app_info, constraints:constraints, severity:SECURITY_WARNING);
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
18.4%