Migrate To Containers CVE-2024-9858

Q: What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-9858?

CVE-2024-9858 has a CVSS 4.0 base score of 5.9 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:P/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:H/SI:L/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:P/AU:Y/R:A/V:D/RE:L/U:Green. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.1%.

MEDIUM

Incorrect Default Permissions (CWE-276)

2024-10-16 cve-coordination@google.com

Privilege Escalation Google Microsoft Migrate To Containers

5.9

CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: google

Severity by source

Vendor (google) PRIMARY

5.9 MEDIUM

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:P/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:H/SI:L/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:P/AU:Y/R:A/V:D/RE:L/U:Green

Primary rating from Vendor (google) · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorVendor: google

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:P/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:H/SI:L/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:P/AU:Y/R:A/V:D/RE:L/U:Green

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

Scope

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Oct 16, 2024 - 09:15 cve.org

MEDIUM 5.9

DescriptionCVE.org

There exists an insecure default user permission in Google Cloud Migrate to containers from version 1.1.0 to 1.2.2 Windows installs. A local "m2cuser" was greated with administrator privileges. This posed a security risk if the "analyze" or "generate" commands were interrupted or skipping the action to delete the local user “m2cuser”. We recommend upgrading to 1.2.3 or beyond

AnalysisAI

There exists an insecure default user permission in Google Cloud Migrate to containers from version 1.1.0 to 1.2.2 Windows installs. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.9), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Incorrect Default Permissions (CWE-276), which allows attackers to access resources due to overly permissive default settings. There exists an insecure default user permission in Google Cloud Migrate to containers from version 1.1.0 to 1.2.2 Windows installs. A local "m2cuser" was greated with administrator privileges. This posed a security risk if the "analyze" or "generate" commands were interrupted or skipping the action to delete the local user “m2cuser”. We recommend upgrading to 1.2.3 or beyond Affected products include: Google Migrate To Containers. Version information: version 1.1.0.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Set restrictive default permissions, follow principle of least privilege, review defaults during deployment.