CVE-2024-38194 — Azure Web Apps Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Executive Summary

An authenticated attacker can exploit an improper authorization vulnerability in Azure Web Apps to elevate privileges over a network.

Overview

9.9

CVSS CRITICAL

Critical

MS Severity

Not Exploited

MS Exploit Status

Less Likely

MS Exploit Likelihood

Category Elevation of Privilege

Weakness CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Released Sep 10 2024

Last Updated Sep 10 2024

Publicly Disclosed No

CISA KEV Not Listed

Known Exploits None Known

EPSS Score 0.0128 — 0.67479 percentile

NVD CVSS 9.9 CRITICAL — differs from MSRC

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

ATTACK VECTOR

Network

ATTACK COMPLEXITY

Low

PRIVILEGES REQUIRED

Low

USER INTERACTION

None

SCOPE

Changed

CONFIDENTIALITY

High

INTEGRITY

High

AVAILABILITY

Low

EXPLOIT CODE MATURITY

Unproven

REMEDIATION LEVEL

Official Fix

REPORT CONFIDENCE

Confirmed

Temporal Score: 7.3

EPSS Score

0.0128

probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

0.67479 percentile - updated 2026-08-14

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Exploits & PoC

No public exploit or PoC has been linked for this CVE yet. When available, references are sourced from public repositories and may be unverified or non-functional — review carefully before use.

Detection Rules

No public Sigma or Nuclei detection rule has been mapped to this CVE yet. Coverage is concentrated on exploited / high-profile vulnerabilities; check SigmaHQ for updates.

Acknowledgments

Shimi Gersner with Azure Networking Security Research (ANSR), Microsoft

References

MSRC Advisory MITRE NVD