CVE-2021-38647: Microsoft Open Management Infrastructure (OMI) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
Microsoft Open Management Infrastructure (OMI) within Azure VM Management Extensions contains an unspecified vulnerability allowing remote code execution.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Microsoft Open Management Infrastructure (OMI) within Azure VM Management Extensions contains an unspecified vulnerability allowing remote code execution.
- Who is affected
- Deployments of Microsoft Open Management Infrastructure (OMI) within Azure VM Management Extensions.
- Urgency
- Remediation is critical due to active exploitation and high severity.
- Action
- Update OMI to the latest version provided by Microsoft.
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Details
Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38647
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Exploitation confirmedCVE-2021-38647Already exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 100% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2021-38647 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Recent advisories for Microsoft Open Management
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- criticalexploitedCVE-2021-38645: Microsoft Open Management Infrastructure (OMI) Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2021-11-03
- criticalexploitedCVE-2021-38649: Microsoft Open Management Infrastructure (OMI) Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2021-11-03
- criticalexploitedCVE-2021-38648: Microsoft Open Management Infrastructure (OMI) Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2021-11-03
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