CVE-2019-0962 Privilege escalation in Azure Automation
Users with contributor role can elevate privileges in Azure Automation RunAs account runbooks, requiring attention from cloud administrators.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-0962?
CVE-2019-0962 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Automation, published on 15 Jul 2019. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Azure Automation "RunAs account" runbooks for users with contributor role, aka 'Azure Automation Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-0962?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Azure Automation.
How do I fix CVE-2019-0962?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-0962 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-0962 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-0962 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Azure Automation
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wjcq-f88g-4v62.