How severe is CVE-2021-38647?

CVE-2021-38647 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). EPSS estimates a 99.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

CVE-2021-38647: Open Management Infrastructure (OMI) Remote Code

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

Microsoft Open Management Infrastructure (OMI) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Added to KEV

2021-11-03

Remediation due

2021-11-17

Ransomware

Known use

Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38647

Description

Open Management Infrastructure (OMI) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity

CVSS 3.1 · CNA9.8 CRITICAL

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

SSVC · CISA-ADP

Exploitationactive

Automatableyes

Technical impacttotal

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
Microsoft	Azure Automation State Configuration, DSC Extension	2.0.0 to <DSC Agent versions: 2.71.1.25, 2.70.0.30, 3.0.0.3
Microsoft	Azure Automation Update Management	1.0.0 to <OMS Agent for Linux GA v1.13.40-0
Microsoft	Azure Diagnostics (LAD)	3.0.0 to <LAD v4.0.13 and LAD v3.0.135
Microsoft	Azure Security Center	1.0.0 to <OMS Agent for Linux GA v1.13.40-0
Microsoft	Azure Sentinel	1.0.0 to <OMS Agent for Linux GA v1.13.40-0
Microsoft	Azure Stack Hub	1.0.0 to <Monitor, Update and Config Mgmnt 1.14.01
Microsoft	Container Monitoring Solution	1.0.0 to <publication
Microsoft	Log Analytics Agent	1.0.0 to <OMS Agent for Linux GA v1.13.40-0
Microsoft	Open Management Infrastructure	16.0 to <OMI Version 1.6.8-1
Microsoft	System Center Operations Manager (SCOM)	1.0.0 to <OMI version: 1.6.8-1

References

3 Links

Vendor advisories

Open Management Infrastructure (OMI) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Other references

Record Details

Published

2021-09-15

Last updated

2026-08-10

Assigner (CNA)

microsoft

Credited to

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