Vulnerability record

CVE-2021-38649

Microsoft Open Management Infrastructure (OMI) Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Severity: HighExploitation: Exploitation confirmedCISA KEV
What should I do?

This vulnerability is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: attackers are using it. If you run Open Management Infrastructure (OMI), fix it now.

CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

US federal civilian agencies must remediate by Nov 17, 2021.

Patch status

Official fix available since

Apply the vendor's update to every affected system. Check the fixed-in versions below where known.

Basis: NVD patch reference

Description

Open Management Infrastructure Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database. Official vulnerability data, reproduced as published.

Affected products

Products affected by this vulnerability, with versions and the source of each entry
ProductVendorSource
Open Management Infrastructure (OMI)MicrosoftKEV

Sources: KEV = CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Version details have not been published yet.

Intelligence timeline

Developments from the last 30 days, newest first.

  1. CVSS scoredUpdateKEV

    CVE-2021-38649 scored CVSS 7.0: Microsoft Open Management Infrastructure (OMI), Microsoft Open Management Infrastructure (OMI) Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

    CISA lists this as exploited in the wild. Unpatched Open Management Infrastructure (OMI) systems are exposed to active attacks now.

    Basis: NIST National Vulnerability Database

  2. Patch releasedUpdateKEV

    Patch released for CVE-2021-38649: Microsoft Open Management Infrastructure (OMI), Microsoft Open Management Infrastructure (OMI) Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

    An official fix is now available for Microsoft Open Management Infrastructure (OMI). This vulnerability is being exploited, so apply it promptly.

    Basis: NVD patch reference

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Coverage

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References

  • nvd.nist.gov https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38649
  • msrc.microsoft.com https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-38649
  • portal.msrc.microsoft.com https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-38649
  • cisa.gov https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-38649