CVE-2024-8996

HIGH EPSS 17.9%
Published Sep 25, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
7.8 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Sep 25, 2024 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

Unquoted Search Path or Element vulnerability in Grafana Agent (Flow mode) on Windows allows Privilege Escalation from Local User to SYSTEM This issue affects Agent Flow: before 0.43.2

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.8
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
17.9% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-428

Affected Products 2

VendorProductVersionRange
grafanaagent* <0.43.2
microsoftwindows*any

References 3

  • github.com https://github.com/grafana/agent/releases/tag/v0.43.3
    Release Notes
  • grafana.com https://grafana.com/blog/2024/09/25/grafana-alloy-and-grafana-agent-flow-security-release-high-severity-fix-for-cve-2024-8975-and-cve-2024-8996/
    Vendor Advisory
  • grafana.com https://grafana.com/security/security-advisories/cve-2024-8996/
    Vendor Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.