Microsoft Configuration Manager Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Security Vulnerability

Released: Oct 8, 2024

Assigning CNA
Microsoft
CVE.org link
CVE-2024-43468
Impact
Remote Code Execution
Max Severity
Critical
Weakness
CVSS Source
Microsoft
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Please see Common Vulnerability Scoring System for more information on the definition of these metrics.

Exploitability

The following table provides an exploitability assessment for this vulnerability at the time of original publication.

Publicly disclosed
No
Exploited
No
Exploitability assessment
Exploitation Less Likely

FAQ

How could an attacker exploit this vulnerability?

An unauthenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending specially crafted requests to the target environment which are processed in an unsafe manner enabling the attacker to execute commands on the server and/or underlying database.

What actions do customers need to take to protect themselves from this vulnerability?

Customers using a version of Configuration Manager specified in the Security Updates table of this CVE need to install an in-console update to be protected. Guidance for how to install Configuration Manager in-console updates is available here: Install in-console updates for Configuration Manager.

Acknowledgements

  • Mehdi Elyassa with Synacktiv
Microsoft recognizes the efforts of those in the security community who help us protect customers through coordinated vulnerability disclosure. See Acknowledgements for more information.

Security Updates

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