CVE-2024-49035

Microsoft Partner Center: Improper Access Control

As of , CVE-2024-49035 in Microsoft Partner Center is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch soon.

Exploited
Yes: CISA listed it on 25 February 2025
US federal deadline
18 March 202521 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
Used in ransomware campaigns
Not known to CISA
EPSS score
0.01Higher than 69% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
Public exploit
None foundNeither Metasploit nor Exploit-DB lists one.
Fix
Vendor advice: msrc.microsoft.comLinks below, from CISA's entry.

What CISA says to do

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

CISA's required action

What the flaw is

Microsoft Partner Center contains an improper access control vulnerability that allows an attacker to escalate privileges.

CISA's description

An improper access control vulnerability in Partner.Microsoft.com allows an a unauthenticated attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

The CVE record's description, from microsoft

CVE published
26 November 2024
Assigned by
microsoft
CVSS
8.7 High (CVSS 3.1, from the CNA)
CWE-269
Improper Privilege Management
CISA SSVC, exploitation
active
CISA SSVC, automatable
no
CISA SSVC, technical impact
total

Timeline

  1. The CVE record was published.
  2. CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
  3. The US federal deadline to fix it.

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