CVE-2024-8975 Grafana Alloy on Windows Unquoted service path
Local attackers can escalate privileges to SYSTEM on Windows due to an unquoted service path in Grafana Alloy.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-8975?
CVE-2024-8975 is a high-severity vulnerability in Grafana Alloy, published on 25 Sep 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
Unquoted Search Path or Element vulnerability in Grafana Alloy on Windows allows Privilege Escalation from Local User to SYSTEM This issue affects Alloy: before 1.3.3, from 1.4.0-rc.0 through 1.4.0-rc.1.
Weakness: CWE-428
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8975?
6 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/grafana/alloy and grafana-alloy. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
github.com/grafana/alloy Go | All versions | 1.3.4, 1.4.1 |
github.com/grafana/alloy Go | All versions | 1.3.4 |
github.com/grafana/alloy Go | All versions | 1.3.4 |
github.com/grafana/alloy Go | From 1.4.0-rc.0 | 1.4.1 |
github.com/grafana/alloy Go | From 1.4.0-rc.0 | 1.4.1 |
grafana-alloy Bitnami | All versions to 1.4.0-rc0 | None |
Products include Grafana Alloy.
How do I fix CVE-2024-8975?
Upgrade github.com/grafana/alloy to a fixed version for your release line: 1.3.4 or 1.4.1.
Is CVE-2024-8975 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-8975 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as BIT-grafana-alloy-2024-8975, GHSA-chqx-36rm-rf8h, GO-2024-3168.