Open Management Infrastructure Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Published 2021-09-15 12:15:15
Updated 2024-07-29 19:42:40
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Vulnerability category: Execute code

Products affected by CVE-2021-38647

CVE-2021-38647 is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

This issue is known to have been leveraged as part of a ransomware campaign.
CISA vulnerability name:
Microsoft Open Management Infrastructure (OMI) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CISA required action:
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA description:
Microsoft Open Management Infrastructure (OMI) within Azure VM Management Extensions contains an unspecified vulnerability allowing remote code execution.
Notes:
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38647
Added on 2021-11-03 Action due date 2021-11-17

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-38647

97.43%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 100 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Metasploit modules for CVE-2021-38647

  • Microsoft OMI Management Interface Authentication Bypass
    Disclosure Date: 2021-09-14
    First seen: 2022-12-23
    exploit/linux/misc/cve_2021_38647_omigod
    By removing the authentication header, an attacker can issue an HTTP request to the OMI management endpoint that will cause it to execute an operating system command as the root user. This vulnerability was patched in OMI version 1.6.8-1 (released September 8th 2021).

CVSS scores for CVE-2021-38647

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
7.5
HIGH AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
10.0
6.4
NIST
9.8
CRITICAL CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.9
5.9
NIST
9.8
CRITICAL CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.9
5.9
Microsoft Corporation

CWE ids for CVE-2021-38647

  • When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
  • The product does not initialize or incorrectly initializes a resource, which might leave the resource in an unexpected state when it is accessed or used.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2021-38647

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