# CVE-2024-38175: Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

> An authenticated attacker can elevate privileges in Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra due to improper access control.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:F/RL:O/RC:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Aug 2024
- **Updated:** 10 Jul 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4rcc-hgj8-2rw6

## What is CVE-2024-38175?

CVE-2024-38175 is a critical vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra, published on 20 Aug 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An improper access control vulnerability in the Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra allows an authenticated attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-38175?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Microsoft Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-38175?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-38175 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-38175 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-38175 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra

- [CVE-2026-65770](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-65770/): Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2026-33109](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-33109/): Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2026-33844](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-33844/): Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (critical 9.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-38175 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-38175 is a critical vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra, published on 20 Aug 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-38175 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Microsoft Azure Managed Instance for Apache Cassandra. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-38175/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-38175/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-38175
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38175
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38175

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-38175/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.