CVE-2024-38201 Azure Stack Hub Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
High 7.0
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-38201 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2024-38201 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Stack Hub, published on 13 Aug 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-38201 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Microsoft Azure Stack Hub. 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-2024-38201/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-38201/index.md)
Attackers can elevate privileges in Azure Stack Hub, requiring administrators to apply Microsoft security patches.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-38201?
CVE-2024-38201 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Stack Hub, published on 13 Aug 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Azure Stack Hub Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-38201?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Azure Stack Hub.
How do I fix CVE-2024-38201?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-38201 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-38201 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-38201 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Azure Stack Hub
- CVE-2024-38108 Azure Stack Hub Spoofing Vulnerability
- CVE-2024-38220 Azure Stack Hub Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2024-38216 Azure Stack Hub Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2025-53793 Azure Stack Hub Information Disclosure Vulnerability
- CVE-2024-20679 Azure Stack Hub Spoofing Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v44f-qppf-2r26.